Kebnat
INSECTS

Langton's Forester

Alypia langtoni

Insects
Native
Langton's Forester, Adult
Langton's Forester, Larva
Langton's Forester, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 54 observations of Langton's Forester in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  2. Côte-Nord12
  3. Capitale-Nationale8
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  6. Nord-du-Québec3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Montérégie1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia

Similar species

Eight-spotted Forester MothAlypia octomaculata
White-spotted SableAnania funebris
MacCulloch's Forester MothAndroloma maccullochii