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INSECTS

Curved-toothed Geometer Moth

Eutrapela clemataria

Insects
Native
Curved-toothed Geometer Moth, photo 1 of 5
Curved-toothed Geometer Moth, Caterpillar
Curved-toothed Geometer Moth, Eggs

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 474 observations of Curved-toothed Geometer Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie112
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue85
  3. Capitale-Nationale52
  4. Outaouais39
  5. Montérégie36
  6. Laurentides29
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine24
  8. Lanaudière24
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  10. Mauricie14
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  12. Montréal12
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  14. Côte-Nord4
  15. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
American chestnutCastanea dentata
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Virginia mountain-mintPycnanthemum virginianum
CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
PearPyrus communis
White oakQuercus alba
American basswoodTilia americana
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineola
Dotted GrayGlena cribrataria
Maple Looper MothParallelia bistriaris
American Oak BeautyPhaeoura quernaria
Peppered MothBiston betularia
Confused Eusarca MothEusarca confusaria
Juniper Geometer MothPatalene olyzonaria
Porcelain GrayProtoboarmia porcelaria
Maple Spanworm MothEnnomos magnaria
Elm Spanworm MothEnnomos subsignaria
North American Common GrayAnavitrinella pampinaria
Oak Besma MothBesma quercivoraria