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INSECTS

Confused Eusarca Moth

Eusarca confusaria

Insects
Native
Confused Eusarca Moth, Caterpillar
Confused Eusarca Moth, photo 2 of 5
Confused Eusarca Moth, photo 3 of 5
29–41 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae with a wingspan of 29–41 mm. Lives in fields.

There are 115 observations of Confused Eusarca Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Estrie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais43
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  3. Estrie15
  4. Montérégie14
  5. Capitale-Nationale11
  6. Montréal5
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Laurentides2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  10. Laval1
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  12. Mauricie1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Yellow Slant-lineTetracis crocallata
White Slant-lineTetracis cachexiata
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata
Juniper Geometer MothPatalene olyzonaria
Least-marked Euchlaena MothEuchlaena irraria
Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineola
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Oak Besma MothBesma quercivoraria
Dark Metanema MothMetanema determinata
Hemlock Looper MothLambdina fiscellaria
Large Lace-border MothScopula limboundata
Yellow-washed Metarranthis MothMetarranthis obfirmaria