Kebnat
INSECTS

Gray Hooded Owlet

Cucullia florea

Insects
Native
Gray Hooded Owlet, Adult
Gray Hooded Owlet, Caterpillar
Gray Hooded Owlet, Caterpillar

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 20 observations of Gray Hooded Owlet in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Estrie2
  5. Montréal2
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  7. Lanaudière1
  8. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Flat-top goldentopEuthamia graminifolia

Similar species

Asteroid MothCucullia asteroides
Cabbage Looper MothTrichoplusia ni
Intermediate Hooded OwletCucullia intermedia
Green Leuconycta MothLeuconycta diphteroides
Primrose MothSchinia florida