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INSECTS

Delicate Cycnia Moth

Cycnia tenera

Insects
Native
Delicate Cycnia Moth, Adult
Delicate Cycnia Moth, Caterpillar
Delicate Cycnia Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae. Feeds on insects and plants.

There are 65 observations of Delicate Cycnia Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais21
  2. Montérégie20
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Montréal4
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  6. Côte-Nord3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Estrie2
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata
TOXIC
Common milkweedAsclepias syriaca
TOXIC
Hemp dogbaneApocynum cannabinum

Similar species

Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Oregon Cycnia MothCycnia oregonensis
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Laugher MothCharadra deridens
Spotted Apatelodes MothApatelodes torrefacta
Milkweed Tussock MothEuchaetes egle
Ruby Tiger MothPhragmatobia fuliginosa
White Spring MothLomographa vestaliata
Dogbane Saucrobotys MothSaucrobotys futilalis