Kebnat
INSECTS

Painted Lichen Moth

Hypoprepia fucosa

Insects
Native
Painted Lichen Moth, Caterpillar
Painted Lichen Moth, Male
Painted Lichen Moth, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 602 observations of Painted Lichen Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue108
  2. Estrie107
  3. Outaouais91
  4. Montérégie65
  5. Capitale-Nationale54
  6. Laurentides46
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28
  8. Lanaudière26
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  10. Montréal19
  11. Mauricie16
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  13. Nord-du-Québec3
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

What the caterpillar eats

Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
White oakQuercus alba
American elmUlmus americana

Similar species

Scarlet-winged Lichen MothHypoprepia miniata