Kebnat
INSECTS

Three-spotted Sallow

Eupsilia tristigmata

Insects
Native
Three-spotted Sallow, photo 1 of 5
Three-spotted Sallow, photo 2 of 5
Three-spotted Sallow, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 84 observations of Three-spotted Sallow in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue46
  2. Montérégie9
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Estrie8
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Laurentides1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  10. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Gray alderAlnus incana
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
ButternutJuglans cinerea
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
American basswoodTilia americana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Downy serviceberryAmelanchier arborea

Similar species

Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Straight-toothed SallowEupsilia vinulenta