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INSECTS

Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth

Datana ministra

Insects
Native
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth, photo 1 of 5
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 168 observations of Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue54
  2. Capitale-Nationale32
  3. Outaouais18
  4. Montérégie16
  5. Mauricie11
  6. Laurentides8
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  10. Côte-Nord4
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Estrie3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

American elmUlmus americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American basswoodTilia americana
Black walnutJuglans nigra
ButternutJuglans cinerea
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
American beechFagus grandifolia
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
White oakQuercus alba

Similar species

Drexel's Datana MothDatana drexelii
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrima
Contracted Datana MothDatana contracta
Spotted Datana MothDatana perspicua
Angus' Datana MothDatana angusii
Radcliffe's DaggerAcronicta radcliffei
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
Angle-lined ProminentClostera inclusa
Sigmoid ProminentClostera albosigma
Orange-tipped Oakworm MothAnisota senatoria
Spongy MothLymantria dispar