Kebnat
INSECTS

Hitched Arches

Melanchra adjuncta

Insects
Native
Hitched Arches, photo 1 of 5
Hitched Arches, Caterpillar
Hitched Arches, Caterpillar

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 193 observations of Hitched Arches in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue36
  2. Estrie29
  3. Montérégie24
  4. Montréal19
  5. Capitale-Nationale18
  6. Outaouais17
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  10. Laurentides7
  11. Mauricie7
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Lanaudière1

What the caterpillar eats

Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis
King of the meadowThalictrum pubescens
American elmUlmus americana
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
DEADLY
Bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
TOXIC
White snakerootAgeratina altissima
Gray alderAlnus incana
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tatarica

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Spectacled Nettle MothAbrostola urentis
Tufted Thyatirine MothPseudothyatira cymatophoroides
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Grote's SallowCopivaleria grotei
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Otter Spiramater MothSpiramater lutra
Hermit SphinxLintneria eremitus
Yellow-headed Cutworm MothApamea amputatrix
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa