Kebnat
INSECTS

Zigzag Furcula Moth

Furcula scolopendrina

Insects
Native
Zigzag Furcula Moth, photo 1 of 5
Zigzag Furcula Moth, Adult
Zigzag Furcula Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 70 observations of Zigzag Furcula Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue32
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  7. Côte-Nord2

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Shining willowSalix lucida

Similar species

White Furcula MothFurcula borealis
Modest Furcula MothFurcula modesta
Western Furcula MothFurcula occidentalis
White UnderwingCatocala relicta