Observation date: July 29, 2019
Submitted by: w
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Thousands of larvae were observed in the fen habitat feeding on blackberry (Rubus setosus) leaves, willow (Salix petiolaris, S. serissima) leaves, short-tailed rush (Juncus brevicaudatus) leaves and flowers, and leaves of small sedge species (Carex spp.) and cotton grass (Eriophorum spisum). This one was apparently feeding on leaves of bog birch (Betula pumila).
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: January 09, 2021
Coordinator notes: None.