Kebnat
INSECTS

Mottled Euchlaena Moth

Euchlaena tigrinaria

Insects
Native
Mottled Euchlaena Moth, Male
Mottled Euchlaena Moth, Adult
Mottled Euchlaena Moth, Adult
33–41 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae with a wingspan of 33–41 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 25 observations of Mottled Euchlaena Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Laurentides2
  5. Mauricie2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia

Similar species

Ochre Euchlaena MothEuchlaena marginaria
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Johnson's Euchlaena MothEuchlaena johnsonaria
Saw-wingEuchlaena serrata