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INSECTS

Brown-lined Owlet

Macrochilo litophora

Insects
Brown-lined Owlet, photo 1 of 5
Brown-lined Owlet, photo 2 of 5
Brown-lined Owlet, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 16 observations of Brown-lined Owlet in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie6
  2. Estrie3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Capitale-Nationale2
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  6. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis

Similar species

Grayish Fan-footZanclognatha pedipilalis
Morbid OwletChytolita morbidalis
Pale Phalaenostola MothPhalaenostola metonalis
Early Fan-footZanclognatha cruralis
Dark-banded OwletPhalaenophana pyramusalis
Twin-dotted OwletMacrochilo hypocritalis
Louisiana OwletMacrochilo louisiana