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INSECTS

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Lacinipolia renigera

Insects
Native
Bristly Cutworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Bristly Cutworm Moth, Caterpillar
Bristly Cutworm Moth, photo 3 of 5
21–30 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 21–30 mm. Lives in fields. Feeds on plants.

There are 495 observations of Bristly Cutworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie101
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue83
  3. Montérégie68
  4. Capitale-Nationale61
  5. Outaouais37
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  7. Montréal27
  8. Laurentides17
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  11. Côte-Nord10
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  13. Lanaudière8
  14. Centre-du-Québec5
  15. Mauricie4
  16. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière

What the caterpillar eats

RapeBrassica napus
Field mustardBrassica rapa
TOXIC
English plantainPlantago lanceolata
TOXIC
Curly dockRumex crispus
MaizeZea mays
French endiveCichorium intybus
DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
TOXIC
Common comfreySymphytum officinale
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa

Similar species

Dusky GroundlingCondica vecors
Signate QuakerTricholita signata
Yellow-spotted BrocadeOligia chlorostigma
Miranda MothProxenus miranda
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Spotted Phosphila MothPhosphila miselioides
Fall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperda
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
White-dotted GroundlingCondica videns
Small Brown QuakerPseudorthodes vecors
Green Cloverworm MothHypena scabra