Kebnat
INSECTS

Crowned Slug Moth

Isa textula

Insects
Native
Crowned Slug Moth, Adult male
Crowned Slug Moth, Caterpillar
Crowned Slug Moth, Female

Imperiled in Québec. Butterfly or moth in the family Limacodidae.

There are 85 observations of Crowned Slug Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais26
  2. Montérégie25
  3. Estrie13
  4. Montréal8
  5. Capitale-Nationale6
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  7. Centre-du-Québec2
  8. Laurentides1
  9. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Sweet cherryPrunus avium
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
American basswoodTilia americana
White oakQuercus alba
Norway mapleAcer platanoides

Similar species

Spiny Oak-slug MothEuclea delphinii
Red-crossed Button Slug MothTortricidia pallida
Yellow-shouldered Slug MothLithacodes fasciola
Early Button Slug MothTortricidia testacea
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Yellow-collared Slug MothApoda y-inversa
Clavate Tortoise BeetleHelocassis clavata
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
American Lappet MothPhyllodesma americana