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INSECTS

Oblique Heterocampa Moth

Heterocampa obliqua

Insects
Native
Oblique Heterocampa Moth, photo 1 of 5
Oblique Heterocampa Moth, Caterpillar
Oblique Heterocampa Moth, Adult

Imperiled in Québec. Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 11 observations of Oblique Heterocampa Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 3 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. Montérégie6
  2. Outaouais4
  3. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

White oakQuercus alba
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Northern red oakQuercus rubra

Similar species

Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Saddled ProminentCecrita guttivitta
Mottled ProminentMacrurocampa marthesia
Wavy-lined Heterocampa MothCecrita biundata
Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornis
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Double-lined ProminentLochmaeus bilineata
Angulose ProminentPeridea angulosa
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa