Kebnat
INSECTS

Goat Sallow

Homoglaea hircina

Insects
Native
Goat Sallow, Adult
Goat Sallow, Adult
Goat Sallow, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 51 observations of Goat Sallow in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  4. Montérégie2
  5. Capitale-Nationale2
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
American basswoodTilia americana
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians