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INSECTS

Rustic Quaker

Orthodes majuscula

Insects
Native
Rustic Quaker, Caterpillar
Rustic Quaker, photo 2 of 5
Rustic Quaker, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 38 observations of Rustic Quaker in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie10
  2. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  4. Estrie4
  5. Outaouais3
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  7. Centre-du-Québec2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Mauricie1

Similar species

Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Cynical QuakerOrthodes cynica
Otter Spiramater MothSpiramater lutra
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Ruddy Quaker MothTrichopolia oviduca
Sheathed QuakerUlolonche culea
Even-lined SallowIpimorpha pleonectusa
Glassy Cutworm MothApamea devastator
Curved-toothed Geometer MothEutrapela clemataria
Grateful MidgetElaphria grata
Small Brown QuakerPseudorthodes vecors
American Oak BeautyPhaeoura quernaria