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INSECTS

Laugher Moth

Charadra deridens

Insects
Native
Laugher Moth, photo 1 of 5
Laugher Moth, Caterpillar
Laugher Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 69 observations of Laugher Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie17
  2. Outaouais17
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  5. Laurentides4
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  7. Estrie3
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Montréal2
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Centre-du-Québec1
  13. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American beechFagus grandifolia
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
American DaggerAcronicta americana
Brother MothRaphia frater
Close-banded YellowhornColocasia propinquilinea
Spotted Apatelodes MothApatelodes torrefacta
Delicate Cycnia MothCycnia tenera
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Hackberry DaggerAcronicta rubricoma
Definite Tussock MothOrgyia definita