Kebnat
INSECTS

Morrison's Sallow

Eupsilia morrisoni

Insects
Native
Morrison's Sallow, photo 1 of 5
Morrison's Sallow, Adult
Morrison's Sallow, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 50 observations of Morrison's Sallow in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montréal, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie16
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  3. Montréal7
  4. Outaouais6
  5. Estrie3
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American elmUlmus americana
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
Black cherryPrunus serotina
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius

Similar species

Straight-toothed SallowEupsilia vinulenta
Lost SallowEupsilia devia
Common Oak MothPhoberia atomaris
Armyworm MothPseudaletia unipuncta
Even-lined SallowIpimorpha pleonectusa