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INSECTS

Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth

Lochmaeus manteo

Insects
Native
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth, photo 1 of 5
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 32 observations of Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 9 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. Laurentides7
  2. Estrie7
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Capitale-Nationale5
  5. Montréal2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Montérégie1
  9. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

White oakQuercus alba
American beechFagus grandifolia
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
English walnutJuglans regia
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
American basswoodTilia americana
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
American elmUlmus americana

Similar species

Saddled ProminentCecrita guttivitta
Double-lined ProminentLochmaeus bilineata
Tufted Bird-dropping MothCerma cerintha
Angulose ProminentPeridea angulosa
Wavy-lined Heterocampa MothCecrita biundata
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Mottled ProminentMacrurocampa marthesia
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Northern Finned ProminentNotodonta torva
Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Roland's SallowPsaphida rolandi