Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths

Erebidae · 203 species · Page 5 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