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INSECTS

Spiny Oak-slug Moth

Euclea delphinii

Insects
Native
Spiny Oak-slug Moth, Caterpillar
Spiny Oak-slug Moth, Male
Spiny Oak-slug Moth, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Limacodidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 252 observations of Spiny Oak-slug Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie76
  2. Estrie75
  3. Outaouais58
  4. Montréal12
  5. Lanaudière8
  6. Laurentides7
  7. Capitale-Nationale7
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  9. Mauricie3

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American beechFagus grandifolia
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis

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Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis
Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus