Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths

Erebidae · 203 species · Page 3 of 5

In Québec, the family Erebidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 203 species of insects. The stars? Isabella Tiger Moth, Banded Tussock Moth and Spongy Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 153 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie153
  2. Outaouais146
  3. Capitale-Nationale128
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue118
  5. Estrie114
  6. Laurentides108
  7. Montréal104
  8. Mauricie96
  9. Lanaudière96
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean92
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine91
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches80
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent79
  14. Côte-Nord70
  15. Centre-du-Québec64
  16. Nord-du-Québec29
  17. Laval29
Rusty Virbia Moth39 observations
Forage Looper Moth38 observations
Parthenice Tiger Moth38 observations
Mother Underwing Moth37 observations
Semirelict Underwing Moth37 observations
Shadowy Arches37 observations
Pine False Looper Moth37 observations
Ilia Underwing35 observations
Six-spotted Gray33 observations
Neighbor Moth32 observations
Flowing-lined Snout32 observations
Woody Underwing31 observations
Complex Fan-foot30 observations
Bay Underwing29 observations
Northern Pine Tussock Moth29 observations
Little Shaded Lichen Moth29 observations
Little Lined Underwing28 observations
Large Hypenodes Moth27 observations
Masked Parahypenodes26 observations
Broken-lined Hypenodes Moth25 observations
Yellowish Fan-foot25 observations
Bronzy Owlet24 observations
Hawthorn Underwing Moth24 observations
Brown-spotted Zale Moth24 observations
Lunate Zale Moth23 observations
Gray-edged Snout23 observations
Louisiana Owlet23 observations
Blackish Dyspyralis23 observations
Spot-edged Dyspyralis Moth23 observations
Franclemont's Hypenodes Moth23 observations
Hanham's Owlet21 observations
Harnessed Tiger Moth20 observations
Large Snout20 observations
Sociable Renia Moth19 observations
Variable Tussock Moth19 observations
Dotted Graylet19 observations
Yellow-lined Owlet18 observations
Feeble Grass Moth18 observations
Dubious Tiger Moth18 observations
Little Underwing17 observations
Sweetfern Underwing Moth16 observations
Brown-lined Owlet16 observations
Praeclara Underwing Moth16 observations
Sober Renia Moth15 observations
Yellow-Gray Underwing13 observations
Meske's Underwing Moth13 observations
Oregon Cycnia Moth12 observations
Obscure Underwing12 observations