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INSECTS

Powdered Bigwing Moth

Lobophora nivigerata

Insects
Native
Powdered Bigwing Moth, photo 1 of 5
Powdered Bigwing Moth, Male
Powdered Bigwing Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 407 observations of Powdered Bigwing Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue120
  2. Estrie57
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine43
  4. Montérégie41
  5. Capitale-Nationale40
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent32
  7. Outaouais17
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  9. Lanaudière9
  10. Nord-du-Québec7
  11. Mauricie6
  12. Laurentides5
  13. Montréal5
  14. Côte-Nord5
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches4

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
TamarackLarix laricina
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Welsh Wave MothVenusia cambrica
Double-banded Carpet MothSpargania magnoliata