Kebnat
INSECTS

Striped Birch Pyralid Moth

Ortholepis pasadamia

Insects
Native
Striped Birch Pyralid Moth, Adult
Striped Birch Pyralid Moth, Adult
Striped Birch Pyralid Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Pyralidae.

There are 73 observations of Striped Birch Pyralid Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  2. Outaouais14
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  5. Montérégie5
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Laurentides1
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

Gray birchBetula populifolia
Paper birchBetula papyrifera