Kebnat
INSECTS

Renounced Hydriomena Moth

Hydriomena renunciata

Insects
Native
Renounced Hydriomena Moth, Adult
Renounced Hydriomena Moth, Male
Renounced Hydriomena Moth, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 46 observations of Renounced Hydriomena Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  6. Mauricie2
  7. Outaouais2

What the caterpillar eats

Gray alderAlnus incana
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black sprucePicea mariana
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Shattered Hydriomena MothHydriomena perfracta
Transfigured Hydriomena MothHydriomena transfigurata
Ruddy Highflyer MothHydriomena ruberata