The larvae feed on "Quercus alba" and "Quercus macrocarpa". The host for this disease is the bur oak, "Quercus macrocarpa". The Tulsa Preservation Commission article identified the tree as a burr oak ("Quercus macrocarpa"). On rich soils bur oak "(Quercus macrocarpa)" was the major tree in Midwestern North America. In wetter areas, trembling aspen ("Populus tremuloides") and bur oak ("Quercus macrocarpa") can be found.