Kebnat
INSECTS

Walnut Caterpillar Moth

Datana integerrima

Insects
Native
Walnut Caterpillar Moth, photo 1 of 5
Walnut Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Walnut Caterpillar Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 18 observations of Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie11
  2. Montréal7

What the caterpillar eats

Black walnutJuglans nigra
English walnutJuglans regia
ButternutJuglans cinerea
TOXIC
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
American beechFagus grandifolia
Honey locustGleditsia triacanthos
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
DEADLY
JimsonweedDatura stramonium
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis

Similar species

Yellow-necked Caterpillar MothDatana ministra
Contracted Datana MothDatana contracta
Spotted Datana MothDatana perspicua
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Angus' Datana MothDatana angusii
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
Drexel's Datana MothDatana drexelii
Greater Oak DaggerAcronicta lobeliae
American DaggerAcronicta americana
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris