Kebnat
INSECTS

Common Hyppa Moth

Hyppa xylinoides

Insects
Native
Common Hyppa Moth, photo 1 of 5
Common Hyppa Moth, Caterpillar
Common Hyppa Moth, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 90 observations of Common Hyppa Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale30
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  4. Montréal7
  5. Outaouais7
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  7. Montérégie5
  8. Estrie5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Côte-Nord2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Black cherryPrunus serotina
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Common St. JohnswortHypericum perforatum
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
LambsquartersChenopodium album
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides

Similar species

Otter Spiramater MothSpiramater lutra
Summer Hyppa MothHyppa contrasta
Speckled Cutworm MothLacanobia subjuncta
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Black-dashed Apamea MothApamea nigrior
Tufted Thyatirine MothPseudothyatira cymatophoroides
Small Brown QuakerPseudorthodes vecors
Ultronia UnderwingCatocala ultronia
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba