Kebnat
INSECTS

White Underwing

Catocala relicta

Insects
Native
White Underwing, Adult
White Underwing, Caterpillar
White Underwing, photo 3 of 5
67–75 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae with a wingspan of 67–75 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 404 observations of White Underwing in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue95
  2. Montréal45
  3. Montérégie42
  4. Capitale-Nationale38
  5. Côte-Nord31
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean25
  7. Estrie25
  8. Outaouais21
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  11. Laurentides18
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  13. Lanaudière5
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Mauricie3
  16. Nord-du-Québec2
  17. Laval2

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
White poplarPopulus alba
Black poplarPopulus nigra
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides

Similar species

American Lappet MothPhyllodesma americana
Black Zigzag MothPanthea acronyctoides
Bride UnderwingCatocala neogama
Once-married UnderwingCatocala unijuga
Maple Looper MothParallelia bistriaris
Zigzag Furcula MothFurcula scolopendrina
Semirelict Underwing MothCatocala semirelicta
Ilia UnderwingCatocala ilia
Little White Lichen MothClemensia albata
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Small Phigalia MothPhigalia strigataria
Modest Furcula MothFurcula modesta