Kebnat
INSECTS

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

Insects
Native
Salt Marsh Moth, Adult male
Salt Marsh Moth, Caterpillar
Salt Marsh Moth, Female
4.5–6.8 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae with a wingspan of 4.5–6.8 cm.

There are 288 observations of Salt Marsh Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie73
  2. Montréal60
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent34
  4. Capitale-Nationale20
  5. Laurentides18
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  7. Outaouais16
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  9. Côte-Nord11
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  12. Estrie5
  13. Mauricie4
  14. Laval2
  15. Lanaudière2
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

MaizeZea mays
Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
Common beetBeta vulgaris
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
OldwomanArtemisia stelleriana
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
TOXIC
Garden peaPisum sativum
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
TOXIC
Garden onionAllium cepa
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
European plumPrunus domestica
New York ironweedVernonia noveboracensis

Similar species

Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Ruby Tiger MothPhragmatobia fuliginosa
Dubious Tiger MothSpilosoma dubia
Garden TigerArctia caja
Marsh DaggerAcronicta insularis
Agreeable Tiger MothSpilosoma congrua
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Delicate Cycnia MothCycnia tenera