Kebnat
INSECTS

Beautiful Wood-nymph

Eudryas grata

Insects
Native
Beautiful Wood-nymph, Adult
Beautiful Wood-nymph, Caterpillar
Beautiful Wood-nymph, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 188 observations of Beautiful Wood-nymph in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie65
  2. Montréal33
  3. Outaouais28
  4. Estrie20
  5. Laurentides11
  6. Capitale-Nationale11
  7. Centre-du-Québec5
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  9. Laval4
  10. Lanaudière4
  11. Mauricie3

What the caterpillar eats

ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
TOXIC
HopsHumulus lupulus

Similar species

Pearly Wood-nymphEudryas unio
Eight-spotted Forester MothAlypia octomaculata
Clymene MothHaploa clymene
Grapevine Epimenis MothPsychomorpha epimenis