Kebnat
INSECTS

Infant Moth

Archiearis infans

Insects
Native
Infant Moth, Adult
Infant Moth, photo 2 of 5
Infant Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 80 observations of Infant Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and become rare from June to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  2. Outaouais8
  3. Montérégie7
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  6. Capitale-Nationale6
  7. Estrie5
  8. Mauricie4
  9. Nord-du-Québec3
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Laurentides3
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bog birchBetula nana