Kebnat
INSECTS

Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth

Ancylis discigerana

Insects
Native
Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth, photo 1 of 5
Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth, Adult
Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 21 observations of Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale5
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Mauricie2
  6. Estrie2
  7. Montréal2
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Montérégie1

What the caterpillar eats

Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Oak Leaffolder MothAncylis burgessiana
Ancylis spiraeifolianaAncylis spiraeifoliana
Black-marked Ancylis MothAncylis metamelana
Little Cloud Ancylis MothAncylis nubeculana
Ancylis miraAncylis mira