Kebnat
INSECTS

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Insects
Introduced
Spongy Moth, photo 1 of 5
Spongy Moth, Caterpillar
Spongy Moth, Pupa
38 mmWingspan
25 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae with a wingspan of 38 mm. Introduced to Québec. Lives in forests.

There are 1,497 observations of Spongy Moth in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal376
  2. Outaouais276
  3. Montérégie260
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue138
  5. Capitale-Nationale120
  6. Estrie110
  7. Laurentides60
  8. Lanaudière51
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches31
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent22
  11. Laval21
  12. Mauricie19
  13. Centre-du-Québec9
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American beechFagus grandifolia
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Blue sprucePicea pungens
American elmUlmus americana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Balsam firAbies balsamea
ButternutJuglans cinerea
TOXIC
Curly dockRumex crispus
MoosewoodAcer pensylvanicum
American basswoodTilia americana

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Unmarked DaggerAcronicta innotata
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoea
Rusty Tussock MothOrgyia antiqua
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Cottonwood DaggerAcronicta lepusculina
Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
Marsh DaggerAcronicta insularis
Little White Lichen MothClemensia albata
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea