Kebnat
INSECTS

Celery Looper Moth

Anagrapha falcifera

Insects
Native
Celery Looper Moth, photo 1 of 5
Celery Looper Moth, photo 2 of 5
Celery Looper Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 88 observations of Celery Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie27
  2. Montréal12
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  5. Estrie7
  6. Lanaudière6
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  11. Mauricie2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Common beetBeta vulgaris
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
HollyhockAlcea rosea
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Queen Anne's laceDaucus carota
MaizeZea mays
TOXIC
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon

Similar species

Common Looper MothAutographa precationis
Soybean Looper MothChrysodeixis includens
Gray Looper MothRachiplusia ou
Bilobed Looper MothMegalographa biloba
Cabbage Looper MothTrichoplusia ni
Mountain Beauty MothSyngrapha ignea
Corn Earworm MothHelicoverpa zea