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Besma quercivoraria Gn. 
No. 5145 
Years recorded : 1946 and 1948 
Food Plant : Birch 
Distribution : Hastings, Peterborough and Siracoe 
Larvae: July and Aug. Pupae : Aug. Adults : (June)* 
Number of Collections : 1 ('46), 2 ('48) = 3 
Total Number of Specimens : 1 ('46), 4 ( ! 48) = 5 
Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria Gn. No. 5146 
Years recorded : 1937 - 1940 incl. and 1942 - 1948 incl. 
F ood Plants : Spruce (44), Hemlock (36), Maple (22), Pine (18), Birch (13), Larch (10), Balsam (9), 
Cedar ( 6 ), Poplar (5), Beech (3), Oak (3), and Ironwood (l) 
Distribution: Bruce, C&rleton, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Grenville, Grey, Haliburton, Hastings, 
Kent, Luiu.k, Leeds, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northumberland, Ontario, Peel, Peterborough, 
Prescott, Renfrew, Russell, Simcoe, York and Gatineau (Que.) 
Infestation: 1938 medium in Grey and light in Dufferin; 1940 light in Carleton and Renfrew 
Larvae: June, July, and Aug. Pupae : July and Aug. Adults: Aug. and Sept. 
Number of C ollections : 1 ('37), 22 ('38), 1 ('39), 18 (*40), 17 ('41), 13 ('42), 4 ('43), 3 ('44), 
30 ('45), 26 ('46), 9 ('47), 26 ('48) = 170 
Total Number of Specimens : 1 ('37), 129 ('38), 1 (*39), 34 ('40), 53 ('41), 59 ('42), 4 ('43), 8 (’44), 
75 ’('45), 96 ('46), 17 («47), 39 ('48) = 546 
overwintering in the egg stage 
PARASITES 
Name 
Occurrence 
of parasites 
Years 
recorded 
Distribution 
Date 
emerged 
Coll. 
this 
yielding 
parasite 
Diptera 
No. coll. 
No. larvae 
and/or pupae 
Tachinidae 
