Kebnat
INSECTS

Morbid Owlet

Chytolita morbidalis

Insects
Native
Morbid Owlet, photo 1 of 5
Morbid Owlet, photo 2 of 5
Morbid Owlet, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 188 observations of Morbid Owlet in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  2. Montérégie32
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  4. Outaouais25
  5. Capitale-Nationale22
  6. Estrie12
  7. Laurentides8
  8. Montréal7
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  10. Laval3
  11. Côte-Nord3
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Mauricie2

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Grayish Fan-footZanclognatha pedipilalis
Variable Fan-footZanclognatha laevigata
Bent-winged OwletBleptina caradrinalis
Speckled Renia MothRenia adspergillus
Pale Phalaenostola MothPhalaenostola metonalis
Brown-lined OwletMacrochilo litophora
Wavy-lined Fan-footZanclognatha jacchusalis
Pale GlyphProtodeltote albidula
Gray Spring MothLomographa glomeraria
Yellow-spotted Renia MothRenia flavipunctalis
Discolored Renia MothRenia discoloralis
Common Oak MothPhoberia atomaris