Kebnat
INSECTS

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Insects
Native
Banded Tussock Moth, photo 1 of 5
Banded Tussock Moth, Caterpillar
Banded Tussock Moth, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 1,547 observations of Banded Tussock Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie307
  2. Montérégie258
  3. Outaouais238
  4. Montréal206
  5. Laurentides136
  6. Capitale-Nationale120
  7. Lanaudière67
  8. Mauricie49
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue48
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches46
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  12. Centre-du-Québec17
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  14. Laval9
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  16. Côte-Nord3

What the caterpillar eats

American basswoodTilia americana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
American elmUlmus americana
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black walnutJuglans nigra
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
American beechFagus grandifolia

Similar species

American DaggerAcronicta americana
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Streaked Tussock MothDasychira obliquata
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Spotted Tussock MothLophocampa maculata
Definite Tussock MothOrgyia definita
Virginia Ctenucha MothCtenucha virginica
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Milkweed Tussock MothEuchaetes egle
Laugher MothCharadra deridens