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INSECTS

Confused Haploa Moth

Haploa confusa

Insects
Native
Confused Haploa Moth, photo 1 of 5
Confused Haploa Moth, Caterpillar
Confused Haploa Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 258 observations of Confused Haploa Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie78
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue48
  3. Capitale-Nationale36
  4. Outaouais23
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  6. Montérégie11
  7. Mauricie10
  8. Laurentides8
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  10. Lanaudière7
  11. Côte-Nord6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
American elmUlmus americana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Black ashFraxinus nigra
Digitalis penstemonPenstemon digitalis
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Gypsy-flowerCynoglossum officinale

Similar species

Leconte's Haploa MothHaploa lecontei
Neighbor MothHaploa contigua
Clymene MothHaploa clymene
Dubious Tiger MothSpilosoma dubia
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Wood TigerArctia plantaginis