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INSECTS

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth

Machimia tentoriferella

Insects
Native
Gold-striped Leaftier Moth, photo 1 of 5
Gold-striped Leaftier Moth, Adult
Gold-striped Leaftier Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Depressariidae.

There are 211 observations of Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie75
  2. Montérégie38
  3. Capitale-Nationale21
  4. Montréal19
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  6. Laurentides13
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  8. Outaouais7
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  11. Laval2
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

American chestnutCastanea dentata
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
American basswoodTilia americana
ButternutJuglans cinerea
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Bunchberry dogwoodCornus canadensis
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
White oakQuercus alba
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis

Similar species

Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Ashen PinionLithophane antennata
Oval-based ProminentPeridea basitriens
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Fall Cankerworm MothAlsophila pometaria
Bog Bibarrambla MothBibarrambla allenella
Batman MothCoelostathma discopunctana
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Dotted Leaftier MothPsilocorsis reflexella
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba