Kebnat
INSECTS

Allen's Tortrix Moth

Aphelia alleniana

Insects
Native
Allen's Tortrix Moth, Adult
Allen's Tortrix Moth, Caterpillar
Allen's Tortrix Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 20 observations of Allen's Tortrix Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  2. Nord-du-Québec2
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  5. Lanaudière1
  6. Montérégie1
  7. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Scots pinePinus sylvestris
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Jack pinePinus banksiana
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
SweetgaleMyrica gale
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Black medickMedicago lupulina
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonTragopogon pratensis

Similar species

Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceana