Apantesis

9 species

In Québec, the genus Apantesis (family Erebidae) counts 9 species of insects. The stars? Virgin Tiger Moth, Little Virgin Tiger Moth and Williams' Tiger Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 5 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. Montréal5
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Montérégie5
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  5. Capitale-Nationale4
  6. Mauricie4
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  8. Côte-Nord4
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  10. Estrie3
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Laurentides3
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  15. Nord-du-Québec1