Kebnat
INSECTS

Bilobed Looper Moth

Megalographa biloba

Insects
Migratory
Bilobed Looper Moth, photo 1 of 5
Bilobed Looper Moth, Caterpillar
Bilobed Looper Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae. Migratory.

There are 13 observations of Bilobed Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Montérégie3
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
BarleyHordeum vulgare
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Soybean Looper MothChrysodeixis includens
Common Looper MothAutographa precationis
Celery Looper MothAnagrapha falcifera
Cabbage Looper MothTrichoplusia ni
Caramel LooperAutographa corusca
Putnam's Looper MothPlusia putnami
Gray Looper MothRachiplusia ou
Two-spotted Looper MothAutographa bimaculata
Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarus