Kebnat
INSECTS

Poplar Cosmet

Batrachedra praeangusta

Insects
Native
Poplar Cosmet, Adult
Poplar Cosmet, Caterpillar
Poplar Cosmet, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Batrachedridae. Feeds on plants.

There are 13 observations of Poplar Cosmet in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  2. Montréal2
  3. Outaouais2
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Montérégie1
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  8. Capitale-Nationale1

What the caterpillar eats

European aspenPopulus tremula