Kebnat
INSECTS

Great Brocade

Eurois occulta

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Great Brocade, photo 1 of 5
Great Brocade, Adult
Great Brocade, photo 3 of 5
50–60 mmWingspan
26 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 50–60 mm. Nocturnal.

There are 121 observations of Great Brocade in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine35
  2. Capitale-Nationale29
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  5. Montréal4
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Laval3
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Montérégie3
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Nord-du-Québec2
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Estrie1
  14. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

TamarackLarix laricina
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
SweetgaleMyrica gale
TOXIC
European bird cherryPrunus padus
Mother of thymeThymus praecox
Gray alderAlnus incana
European aspenPopulus tremula
Meadow peaLathyrus pratensis
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum

Similar species

Stormy ArchesPolia nimbosa
Cloudy Arches MothPolia imbrifera
Impressive DaggerAcronicta impressa
Great Brown DartEurois astricta
Fluid ArchesMorrisonia latex
Dappled DartAnaplectoides pressus
Private SallowSutyna privata
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba