Kebnat
INSECTS

Mottled Prominent

Macrurocampa marthesia

Insects
Native
Mottled Prominent, Adult
Mottled Prominent, Caterpillar
Mottled Prominent, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 65 observations of Mottled Prominent in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, 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. Outaouais30
  2. Montérégie22
  3. Estrie3
  4. Lanaudière2
  5. Capitale-Nationale2
  6. Montréal2
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

SycamorePlatanus occidentalis
American chestnutCastanea dentata
American beechFagus grandifolia
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Angulose ProminentPeridea angulosa
Oblique Heterocampa MothHeterocampa obliqua
Saddled ProminentCecrita guttivitta
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar MothLochmaeus manteo
Double-lined ProminentLochmaeus bilineata
North American Luna MothActias luna
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis
Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornis
Wavy-lined Heterocampa MothCecrita biundata
Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides