Kebnat
INSECTS

Olive Arches Moth

Lacinipolia olivacea

Insects
Native
Olive Arches Moth, photo 1 of 5
Olive Arches Moth, Male
Olive Arches Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 206 observations of Olive Arches Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue60
  2. Estrie31
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine30
  4. Capitale-Nationale29
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent20
  6. Montérégie11
  7. Côte-Nord5
  8. Lanaudière4
  9. Outaouais4
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Montréal3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Common plantainPlantago major
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
TOXIC
White cloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

American Angle ShadesEuplexia benesimilis
Marbled MinorOligia strigilis
Large Mossy GlyphProtodeltote muscosula
Snaky Arches MothLacinipolia anguina
Yellow-headed Cutworm MothApamea amputatrix
Bristly Cutworm MothLacinipolia renigera