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INSECTS

Confused Woodgrain Moth

Morrisonia confusa

Insects
Native
Confused Woodgrain Moth, Caterpillar
Confused Woodgrain Moth, photo 2 of 5
Confused Woodgrain Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 35 observations of Confused Woodgrain Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie12
  2. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Montréal3
  6. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
American basswoodTilia americana
American elmUlmus americana
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
SweetgaleMyrica gale
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
White oakQuercus alba
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum

Similar species

Bicolored Woodgrain MothMorrisonia evicta
Wood-colored Apamea MothApamea lignicolora
Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Afflicted DaggerAcronicta afflicta
Sweetheart UnderwingCatocala amatrix