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INSECTS

Spruce Budworm Moth

Choristoneura fumiferana

Insects
Native
Spruce Budworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Spruce Budworm Moth, Caterpillar
Spruce Budworm Moth, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae. Lives in forests and in conifers. Feeds on plants.

There are 473 observations of Spruce Budworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 16 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue104
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine65
  3. Côte-Nord48
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean41
  5. Outaouais41
  6. Capitale-Nationale39
  7. Estrie33
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent32
  9. Montérégie29
  10. Montréal19
  11. Laurentides7
  12. Nord-du-Québec6
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  14. Lanaudière2
  15. Mauricie2
  16. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black sprucePicea mariana
Jack pinePinus banksiana
Red sprucePicea rubens
TamarackLarix laricina
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
DEADLY
Poison-hemlockConium maculatum
American beechFagus grandifolia
Norway sprucePicea abies
Eastern white pinePinus strobus

Similar species

Large Aspen TortrixChoristoneura conflictana
Eastern Black-headed Budworm MothAcleris variana
Maple Twig Borer MothProteoteras aesculana
Fruit-tree Leafroller MothArchips argyrospila
Jack Pine Budworm MothChoristoneura pinus
White-lined Leafroller MothAmorbia humerosana
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinana