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INSECTS

Hemlock Looper Moth

Lambdina fiscellaria

Insects
Native
Hemlock Looper Moth, photo 1 of 5
Hemlock Looper Moth, Caterpillar
Hemlock Looper Moth, Male
35 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae with a wingspan of 35 mm. Lives in conifers and near water. Feeds on plants.

There are 440 observations of Hemlock Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie103
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue62
  3. Capitale-Nationale55
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  5. Côte-Nord34
  6. Outaouais32
  7. Laurentides30
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  9. Montérégie20
  10. Lanaudière12
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  13. Mauricie8
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Montréal2

Habitat

ConifersMario Hains
Water’s edgepeupleloup

What the caterpillar eats

Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
White oakQuercus alba
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
Norway pinePinus resinosa
Black cherryPrunus serotina
American elmUlmus americana
American beechFagus grandifolia

Similar species

Curved-lined Looper MothLambdina fervidaria
Oak Besma MothBesma quercivoraria
Confused Eusarca MothEusarca confusaria
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata
Yellow-dusted Cream MothCabera erythemaria
Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineola
Barberry Geometer MothRheumaptera meadii
False Hemlock Looper MothNepytia canosaria
Straw Besma MothBesma endropiaria
Horned Spanworm MothNematocampa resistaria
Gray Spring MothLomographa glomeraria
Linden Looper MothErannis tiliaria