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INSECTS

Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth

Leuconycta lepidula

Insects
Native
Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth, photo 1 of 5
Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth, Caterpillar
Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth, photo 3 of 5
30 mmWingspan

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

There are 168 observations of Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie74
  2. Montérégie38
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  4. Outaouais14
  5. Capitale-Nationale10
  6. Mauricie4
  7. Montréal4
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Green Leuconycta MothLeuconycta diphteroides
Implicit ArchesLacinipolia implicata