Kebnat
INSECTS

Cynical Quaker

Orthodes cynica

Insects
Native
Cynical Quaker, photo 1 of 5
Cynical Quaker, Caterpillar
Cynical Quaker, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 134 observations of Cynical Quaker in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue47
  2. Montérégie17
  3. Capitale-Nationale17
  4. Estrie16
  5. Outaouais15
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  7. Mauricie4
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Lanaudière2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Laurentides1
  14. Montréal1
  15. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Common plantainPlantago major
PeachPrunus persica
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium

Similar species

Rustic QuakerOrthodes majuscula
Miranda MothProxenus miranda
Ruddy Quaker MothTrichopolia oviduca
Small Brown QuakerPseudorthodes vecors