Kebnat
INSECTS

Dark Metanema Moth

Metanema determinata

Insects
Native
Dark Metanema Moth, photo 1 of 5
Dark Metanema Moth, photo 2 of 5
Dark Metanema Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 40 observations of Dark Metanema Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  4. Estrie3
  5. Montérégie2
  6. Nord-du-Québec1
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  9. Montréal1
  10. Outaouais1
  11. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum

Similar species

Pale Metanema MothMetanema inatomaria
Confused Eusarca MothEusarca confusaria
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria