Kebnat
INSECTS

Burdock Seedhead Moth

Metzneria lappella

Insects
Introduced
Burdock Seedhead Moth, photo 1 of 5
Burdock Seedhead Moth, photo 2 of 5
Burdock Seedhead Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Gelechiidae. Introduced to Québec.

There are 142 observations of Burdock Seedhead Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  2. Montérégie22
  3. Outaouais22
  4. Capitale-Nationale16
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  6. Estrie15
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  8. Montréal8
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Lesser burdockArctium minus
Woolly burdockArctium tomentosum