Kebnat
INSECTS

False Pinion Moth

Litholomia napaea

Insects
Native
False Pinion Moth, photo 1 of 5
False Pinion Moth, photo 2 of 5
False Pinion Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 131 observations of False Pinion Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue71
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  6. Côte-Nord3
  7. Montérégie2
  8. Outaouais2

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Jack pinePinus banksiana

Similar species

Disparaged Arches MothOrthodes detracta
Lined Black Aspen WoodlingEgira dolosa