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INSECTS

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

Insects
Native
White-marked Tussock Moth, photo 1 of 5
White-marked Tussock Moth, Caterpillar
White-marked Tussock Moth, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 499 observations of White-marked Tussock Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie85
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue71
  3. Capitale-Nationale56
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine50
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent35
  6. Montréal30
  7. Outaouais30
  8. Côte-Nord28
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  10. Montérégie21
  11. Laurentides20
  12. Mauricie15
  13. Centre-du-Québec13
  14. Lanaudière11
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  16. Nord-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TamarackLarix laricina
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Gray alderAlnus incana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
American basswoodTilia americana
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
American beechFagus grandifolia

Similar species

Definite Tussock MothOrgyia definita
Variable Tussock MothDasychira vagans
Rusty Tussock MothOrgyia antiqua
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Streaked Tussock MothDasychira obliquata
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Northern Pine Tussock MothDasychira plagiata
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Spotted Tussock MothLophocampa maculata
Laugher MothCharadra deridens