Kebnat
INSECTS

Autumnal Moth

Epirrita autumnata

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Autumnal Moth, photo 1 of 5
Autumnal Moth, Caterpillar
Autumnal Moth, photo 3 of 5
18 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae 18 mm long. Nocturnal.

There are 137 observations of Autumnal Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie32
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine28
  3. Capitale-Nationale17
  4. Côte-Nord16
  5. Laurentides15
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  8. Montérégie4
  9. Outaouais4
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Black sprucePicea mariana
TamarackLarix laricina
American plumPrunus americana
NannyberryViburnum lentago
Red sprucePicea rubens
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
Black alderAlnus glutinosa
Bog birchBetula nana
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European bird cherryPrunus padus

Similar species

Winter mothOperophtera brumata
Bruce Spanworm MothOperophtera bruceata
Little White Lichen MothClemensia albata
Mottled Gray CarpetCladara limitaria
Welsh Wave MothVenusia cambrica
Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata
Common Idia MothIdia aemula