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Cutworm Moths and Allies

Noctuidae · 445 species · Page 5 of 10

In Québec, the family Noctuidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 445 species of insects. The stars? American Dagger, Large Yellow Underwing and Brother Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 321 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue321
  2. Capitale-Nationale304
  3. Montérégie301
  4. Outaouais261
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine247
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean237
  7. Estrie223
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent211
  9. Montréal175
  10. Laurentides171
  11. Lanaudière164
  12. Côte-Nord156
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches142
  14. Mauricie131
  15. Centre-du-Québec111
  16. Nord-du-Québec90
  17. Laval35

Cutworm Moths and Allies 445

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Noctuidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Speckled Rustic37 observations
Narrow-winged Borer Moth37 observations
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth37 observations
Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth36 observations
Small Brocade36 observations
Disparaged Arches Moth36 observations
Confused Woodgrain Moth35 observations
Miranda Moth35 observations
Fringe-tree Sallow35 observations
White-eyed Pinion34 observations
Dowdy Pinion34 observations
Zebra Caterpillar Moth34 observations
Coneflower Borer Moth34 observations
Rosewing Moth34 observations
Sigmoid Dart33 observations
American Ear Moth33 observations
Atlantic Arches Moth33 observations
White-streaked Looper Moth33 observations
Saddled Yellowhorn32 observations
Night-wandering Dagger32 observations
Verbascoides Apamea Moth32 observations
Boreal Fan Moth32 observations
Lost Sallow32 observations
Nutmeg Moth31 observations
Maroonwing Moth31 observations
Black-tailed Diver Moth30 observations
Bridgham's Brocade Moth30 observations
Fall Armyworm Moth29 observations
Blueberry Dart29 observations
Acadian Swordgrass Moth29 observations
Wood-colored Apamea Moth28 observations
Smaller Pinkish Dart28 observations
Graphite Arches28 observations
Fish's Dart27 observations
Pink-patched Looper Moth27 observations
Divergent Dart27 observations
Two-lined Wainscot27 observations
Thaxter's Pinion27 observations
Connected Looper Moth27 observations
Acadian Sallow27 observations
Soybean Looper Moth26 observations
Dashed Gray Pinion26 observations
Sad Dagger26 observations
Etched Sallow26 observations
Sundew Cutworm Moth26 observations
Suspected Moth26 observations
American Swordgrass Moth26 observations
honeysuckle budworm25 observations