Kebnat
INSECTS

White Eulithis Moth

Eulithis explanata

Insects
Native
White Eulithis Moth, Adult
White Eulithis Moth, photo 2 of 5
White Eulithis Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 158 observations of White Eulithis Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue65
  2. Capitale-Nationale24
  3. Côte-Nord18
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  5. Lanaudière8
  6. Estrie7
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  8. Montérégie5
  9. Outaouais5
  10. Mauricie4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Common Carpet MothEpirrhoe alternata
Black-banded CarpetAntepirrhoe semiatrata
Broken-banded CarpetXanthorhoe iduata
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata
Variable EulithisEulithis destinata