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INSECTS

Signate Melanolophia Moth

Melanolophia signataria

Insects
Native
Signate Melanolophia Moth, photo 1 of 5
Signate Melanolophia Moth, Male
Signate Melanolophia Moth, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 67 observations of Signate Melanolophia Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Estrie9
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  5. Outaouais5
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  7. Montérégie2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Côte-Nord2
  10. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Balsam firAbies balsamea
American elmUlmus americana
TamarackLarix laricina
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius

Similar species

Canadian Melanolophia MothMelanolophia canadaria
Porcelain GrayProtoboarmia porcelaria
Pale Homochlodes MothHomochlodes fritillaria
Sweetfern Geometer MothCyclophora pendulinaria
Small EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia