Kebnat
INSECTS

Bronzed Cutworm Moth

Nephelodes minians

Insects
Native
Bronzed Cutworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Bronzed Cutworm Moth, Caterpillar
Bronzed Cutworm Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 348 observations of Bronzed Cutworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue118
  2. Estrie48
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine43
  4. Capitale-Nationale41
  5. Montérégie18
  6. Montréal15
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  8. Outaouais11
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  11. Laurentides8
  12. Côte-Nord7
  13. Mauricie4
  14. Lanaudière3
  15. Centre-du-Québec3
  16. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

Eastern wildryeElymus virginicus
BarleyHordeum vulgare
TimothyPhleum pratense
Field mustardBrassica rapa
Bread wheatTriticum aestivum
Prostrate knotweedPolygonum aviculare
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Bridled Arches MothLacinipolia lorea
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
Fall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperda
Signate QuakerTricholita signata
Armyworm MothPseudaletia unipuncta
Veiled Ear MothLoscopia velata
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon
Brown Angle ShadesPhlogophora periculosa
Smith's DartXestia smithii