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INSECTS

Arched Hooktip Moth

Drepana arcuata

Insects
Native
Arched Hooktip Moth, photo 1 of 5
Arched Hooktip Moth, Caterpillar
Arched Hooktip Moth, Male
24–40 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Drepanidae with a wingspan of 24–40 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 675 observations of Arched Hooktip Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie202
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue85
  3. Capitale-Nationale81
  4. Montérégie59
  5. Outaouais55
  6. Laurentides50
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent18
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  11. Mauricie16
  12. Lanaudière13
  13. Montréal10
  14. Côte-Nord6
  15. Nord-du-Québec4
  16. Centre-du-Québec4

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Gray alderAlnus incana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Bog birchBetula nana

Similar species

Rose HooktipOreta rosea
Juniper Geometer MothPatalene olyzonaria
Two-lined HooktipFalcaria bilineata
Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineola
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Yellow Slant-lineTetracis crocallata