Kebnat
INSECTS

American Copper Underwing

Amphipyra pyramidoides

Insects
Native
American Copper Underwing, photo 1 of 5
American Copper Underwing, Caterpillar
American Copper Underwing, photo 3 of 5
38–52 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 38–52 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 182 observations of American Copper Underwing in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue47
  2. Montérégie36
  3. Outaouais28
  4. Capitale-Nationale22
  5. Montréal21
  6. Estrie15
  7. Laurentides5
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

American chestnutCastanea dentata
TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
White oakQuercus alba
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
American elmUlmus americana
American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Speckled Green Fruitworm MothOrthosia hibisci
Spring Cankerworm MothPaleacrita vernata
Cabbage Looper MothTrichoplusia ni
Smooth Amphipyra MothAmphipyra glabella
Small WhitePieris rapae
Fall Cankerworm MothAlsophila pometaria
Winter mothOperophtera brumata
Spotted Phosphila MothPhosphila miselioides
Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus