Clearwing Moths

Sesiidae · 21 species

In Québec, the family Sesiidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 21 species of insects. The stars? Maple Callus Borer Moth, Squash Vine Borer and Fireweed Clearwing Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 13 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. Capitale-Nationale13
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  4. Montréal10
  5. Outaouais10
  6. Mauricie9
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  8. Lanaudière8
  9. Laurentides8
  10. Estrie6
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Côte-Nord3
  16. Laval3
  17. Nord-du-Québec1