Kebnat
INSECTS

Large Looper Moth

Autographa ampla

Insects
Native
Large Looper Moth, Adult
Large Looper Moth, Adult
Large Looper Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 84 observations of Large Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 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-Témiscamingue24
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  3. Capitale-Nationale15
  4. Outaouais8
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Laurentides3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Nord-du-Québec2
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Montérégie1
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Gray alderAlnus incana
SweetgaleMyrica gale
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana

Similar species

Epigaea Looper MothSyngrapha epigaea