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INSECTS

Pale Metanema Moth

Metanema inatomaria

Insects
Native
Pale Metanema Moth, photo 1 of 5
Pale Metanema Moth, Caterpillar
Pale Metanema Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

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

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie37
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  3. Montérégie30
  4. Capitale-Nationale24
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  6. Outaouais18
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  8. Laurentides5
  9. Côte-Nord4
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  14. Laval1
  15. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Dark Metanema MothMetanema determinata
Confused Eusarca MothEusarca confusaria
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata