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INSECTS

Poplar Carpenterworm Moth

Acossus centerensis

Insects
Poplar Carpenterworm Moth, Adult
Poplar Carpenterworm Moth, Adult
Poplar Carpenterworm Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Cossidae.

There are 72 observations of Poplar Carpenterworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Montérégie9
  4. Capitale-Nationale7
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Estrie2
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Carpenterworm MothPrionoxystus robiniae
Little Carpenterworm MothPrionoxystus macmurtrei
Aspen CarpenterwormAcossus populi