Kebnat
INSECTS

Birch Shootworm Moth

Epinotia solicitana

Insects
Native
Birch Shootworm Moth, Adult
Birch Shootworm Moth, Adult
Birch Shootworm Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 56 observations of Birch Shootworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue31
  2. Montérégie7
  3. Outaouais5
  4. Estrie3
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Bog birchBetula nana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides