Kebnat
INSECTS

White Triangle Tortrix

Clepsis persicana

Insects
Native
White Triangle Tortrix, Adult
White Triangle Tortrix, Adult
White Triangle Tortrix, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 397 observations of White Triangle Tortrix in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, 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. Estrie92
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue80
  3. Capitale-Nationale48
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine37
  5. Montérégie35
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent24
  7. Outaouais22
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  10. Laurentides9
  11. Côte-Nord9
  12. Lanaudière6
  13. Mauricie5
  14. Nord-du-Québec3

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
SweetcicelyOsmorhiza berteroi
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
PeachPrunus persica
TamarackLarix laricina
Gray alderAlnus incana
RhodoraRhododendron canadense
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
TimothyPhleum pratense

Similar species

Fruit-tree Leafroller MothArchips argyrospila