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INSECTS

Common Lytrosis Moth

Lytrosis unitaria

Insects
Native
Common Lytrosis Moth, photo 1 of 5
Common Lytrosis Moth, Caterpillar
Common Lytrosis Moth, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 142 observations of Common Lytrosis Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais55
  2. Montérégie28
  3. Estrie21
  4. Capitale-Nationale14
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  6. Laurentides5
  7. Mauricie5
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Montréal3

What the caterpillar eats

Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Pin oakQuercus palustris

Similar species

Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineola
Lunate Zale MothZale lunata
Scallop MothCepphis armataria
Brown Bark Carpet MothHorisme intestinata
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Small EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia
American Oak BeautyPhaeoura quernaria