Kebnat
INSECTS

Double-lined Prominent

Lochmaeus bilineata

Insects
Native
Double-lined Prominent, Adult
Double-lined Prominent, Caterpillar
Double-lined Prominent, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 16 observations of Double-lined Prominent in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais7
  2. Montérégie5
  3. Montréal2
  4. Capitale-Nationale1
  5. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American elmUlmus americana
American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar MothLochmaeus manteo
Saddled ProminentCecrita guttivitta
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Northern Finned ProminentNotodonta torva
Mottled ProminentMacrurocampa marthesia
Brother MothRaphia frater
Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornis
Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Tufted Bird-dropping MothCerma cerintha
Oblique Heterocampa MothHeterocampa obliqua
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis