Kebnat
INSECTS

Distinct Quaker

Achatia distincta

Insects
Native
Distinct Quaker, photo 1 of 5
Distinct Quaker, Caterpillar
Distinct Quaker, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 71 observations of Distinct Quaker in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue21
  2. Estrie14
  3. Montérégie13
  4. Capitale-Nationale11
  5. Outaouais7
  6. Montréal3
  7. Lanaudière2

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
White ashFraxinus americana
ButternutJuglans cinerea
White oakQuercus alba
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
Gray alderAlnus incana
American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

Figure-eight SallowPsaphida resumens
Private SallowSutyna privata
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli