Autographa

8 species

In Québec, the genus Autographa (family Noctuidae) counts 8 species of insects. The stars? Common Looper Moth, Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth and Large Looper Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 6 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  4. Capitale-Nationale5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  6. Mauricie4
  7. Montréal4
  8. Outaouais4
  9. Côte-Nord4
  10. Lanaudière4
  11. Laurentides4
  12. Montérégie4
  13. Estrie3
  14. Nord-du-Québec3
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1