Kebnat
INSECTS

Pink-shaded Fern Moth

Callopistria mollissima

Insects
Native
Pink-shaded Fern Moth, photo 1 of 5
Pink-shaded Fern Moth, Caterpillar
Pink-shaded Fern Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 178 observations of Pink-shaded Fern Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, 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. Estrie37
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue29
  3. Capitale-Nationale22
  4. Montérégie18
  5. Outaouais18
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  8. Laurentides9
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Lanaudière4
  12. Mauricie4

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum

Similar species

Silver-spotted Fern MothCallopistria cordata
Divergent DartEuxoa divergens
Wavy Chestnut Υ MothAutographa mappa