Kebnat
INSECTS

Silver-spotted Fern Moth

Callopistria cordata

Insects
Native
Silver-spotted Fern Moth, Adult
Silver-spotted Fern Moth, Caterpillar
Silver-spotted Fern Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 230 observations of Silver-spotted Fern Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue72
  2. Outaouais35
  3. Capitale-Nationale19
  4. Laurentides15
  5. Montérégie15
  6. Estrie14
  7. Lanaudière13
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  9. Mauricie10
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Similar species

Pink-shaded Fern MothCallopistria mollissima