Kebnat
INSECTS

Scallop Moth

Cepphis armataria

Insects
Native
Scallop Moth, photo 1 of 5
Scallop Moth, Caterpillar
Scallop Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 65 observations of Scallop Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  2. Estrie14
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  5. Montérégie4
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Montréal1
  11. Outaouais1
  12. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Common winterberryIlex verticillata
Swamp currantRibes lacustre
European black currantRibes nigrum
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum

Similar species

Johnson's Euchlaena MothEuchlaena johnsonaria
Common Lytrosis MothLytrosis unitaria