Kebnat
INSECTS

Chain-dotted Geometer

Cingilia catenaria

Insects
Native
Chain-dotted Geometer, photo 1 of 5
Chain-dotted Geometer, Caterpillar
Chain-dotted Geometer, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 70 observations of Chain-dotted Geometer in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue29
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  4. Estrie5
  5. Nord-du-Québec4
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Outaouais2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Mauricie1
  15. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

TamarackLarix laricina
SweetgaleMyrica gale
Balsam firAbies balsamea
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
TOXIC
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Red sprucePicea rubens
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
HazelnutCorylus americana

Similar species

Spongy MothLymantria dispar
False Hemlock Looper MothNepytia canosaria
Lesser Maple Spanworm MothMacaria pustularia