Kebnat
INSECTS

Sigmoid Prominent

Clostera albosigma

Insects
Native
Sigmoid Prominent, photo 1 of 5
Sigmoid Prominent, Caterpillar
Sigmoid Prominent, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 561 observations of Sigmoid Prominent in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue182
  2. Capitale-Nationale67
  3. Estrie62
  4. Montérégie48
  5. Outaouais41
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine33
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean29
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  9. Côte-Nord20
  10. Laurentides12
  11. Nord-du-Québec10
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  13. Mauricie8
  14. Lanaudière6
  15. Montréal5
  16. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Gray alderAlnus incana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Apical ProminentClostera apicalis
Angle-lined ProminentClostera inclusa
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrima
Striped Chocolate-tip MothClostera strigosa
Contracted Datana MothDatana contracta
Yellow-necked Caterpillar MothDatana ministra