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INSECTS

Oregon Cycnia Moth

Cycnia oregonensis

Insects
Native
Oregon Cycnia Moth, photo 1 of 5
Oregon Cycnia Moth, Caterpillar
Oregon Cycnia Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 12 observations of Oregon Cycnia Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Outaouais5
  2. Montérégie4
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium

Similar species

Delicate Cycnia MothCycnia tenera
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Milkweed Tussock MothEuchaetes egle
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea