Kebnat
INSECTS

Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth

Enargia decolor

Insects
Native
Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth, Adult
Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth, Caterpillar
Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth, Adult
30–40 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 30–40 mm.

There are 236 observations of Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue152
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  3. Côte-Nord13
  4. Capitale-Nationale10
  5. Outaouais9
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  8. Lanaudière4
  9. Estrie4
  10. Montréal4
  11. Montérégie3
  12. Laurentides2
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Mauricie2
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Gray alderAlnus incana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides

Similar species

Smoked SallowEnargia infumata
Etched SallowEnargia fausta
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Labrador DartParadiarsia littoralis
American Ear MothAmphipoea americana
Brown Angle ShadesPhlogophora periculosa