Kebnat
INSECTS

Palmerworm Moth

Dichomeris ligulella

Insects
Introduced
Palmerworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Palmerworm Moth, Adult male
Palmerworm Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Gelechiidae. Introduced to Québec.

There are 4 observations of Palmerworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 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. Outaouais3
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
White oakQuercus alba
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American basswoodTilia americana
American chestnutCastanea dentata
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum

Similar species

Many-spotted Dichomeris MothDichomeris punctipennella
Diamondback MothPlutella xylostella
Lucerne MothNomophila nearctica
Ten-spotted Honeysuckle MothAthrips mouffetella
Green Cloverworm MothHypena scabra