Kebnat
INSECTS

Day Emerald

Mesothea incertata

Insects
Native
Day Emerald, Adult
Day Emerald, Adult
Day Emerald, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 11 observations of Day Emerald in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  2. Nord-du-Québec2
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  4. Centre-du-Québec1
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  6. Capitale-Nationale1
  7. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Largeleaf avensGeum macrophyllum
Swamp currantRibes lacustre
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Pussy willowSalix discolor
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black cherryPrunus serotina

Similar species

Pistachio EmeraldThalera pistasciaria
White-fringed EmeraldNemoria mimosaria
Wavy-lined EmeraldSynchlora aerata