Kebnat
INSECTS

Spring Spruce Needle Moth

Archips packardiana

Insects
Native
Spring Spruce Needle Moth, Adult
Spring Spruce Needle Moth, photo 2 of 5
Spring Spruce Needle Moth, photo 3 of 5
17 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae with a wingspan of 17 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 73 observations of Spring Spruce Needle Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 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-Témiscamingue29
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Montérégie7
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Estrie3
  9. Montréal2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Blue sprucePicea pungens
Black sprucePicea mariana
TamarackLarix laricina
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Norway sprucePicea abies
Red sprucePicea rubens
Jack pinePinus banksiana

Similar species

Eastern Black-headed Budworm MothAcleris variana