Kebnat
INSECTS

Black Arches

Melanchra assimilis

Insects
Native
Black Arches, Caterpillar
Black Arches, Caterpillar
Black Arches, Caterpillar

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 16 observations of Black Arches in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  3. Lanaudière2
  4. Centre-du-Québec2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Laurentides1
  7. Capitale-Nationale1
  8. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
TOXIC
Common mulleinVerbascum thapsus
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
LeatherleafChamaedaphne calyculata
White ashFraxinus americana
TamarackLarix laricina
SweetgaleMyrica gale
Gray birchBetula populifolia

Similar species

Striped Garden Caterpillar MothTrichordestra legitima
Graphite ArchesMelanchra pulverulenta
Asteroid MothCucullia asteroides
Impulsive ApameaApamea impulsa