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INSECTS

Modest Furcula Moth

Furcula modesta

Insects
Native
Modest Furcula Moth, photo 1 of 5
Modest Furcula Moth, Caterpillar
Modest Furcula Moth, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 186 observations of Modest Furcula Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue68
  2. Capitale-Nationale35
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  4. Outaouais13
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  6. Montérégie8
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  8. Estrie7
  9. Lanaudière6
  10. Côte-Nord6
  11. Mauricie5
  12. Montréal4
  13. Laurentides3
  14. Nord-du-Québec2
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala

Similar species

White Furcula MothFurcula borealis
Zigzag Furcula MothFurcula scolopendrina
Western Furcula MothFurcula occidentalis
White UnderwingCatocala relicta