Kebnat
INSECTS

Bent-line Gray

Iridopsis larvaria

Insects
Native
Bent-line Gray, photo 1 of 5
Bent-line Gray, Caterpillar
Bent-line Gray, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 146 observations of Bent-line Gray in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  2. Capitale-Nationale25
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine21
  4. Montérégie21
  5. Estrie12
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Côte-Nord3
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Outaouais2
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Lanaudière1

What the caterpillar eats

Alternate-leaf dogwoodCornus alternifolia
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
TamarackLarix laricina
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
European crab appleMalus sylvestris
Moose mapleAcer spicatum
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina

Similar species

Pale-winged GrayIridopsis ephyraria
Large Purplish GrayIridopsis vellivolata
Bent-lined CarpetCostaconvexa centrostrigaria
North American Common GrayAnavitrinella pampinaria
Small Purplish GrayIridopsis humaria
False Hemlock Looper MothNepytia canosaria
Small EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia