Kebnat
INSECTS

Streaked Tussock Moth

Dasychira obliquata

Insects
Native
Streaked Tussock Moth, photo 1 of 5
Streaked Tussock Moth, Caterpillar
Streaked Tussock Moth, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 5 observations of Streaked Tussock Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Montérégie4
  2. Capitale-Nationale1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black cherryPrunus serotina
American beechFagus grandifolia
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Oval-based ProminentPeridea basitriens
Powdered DaggerAcronicta impleta
Angulose ProminentPeridea angulosa
Variable Tussock MothDasychira vagans
American DaggerAcronicta americana