Kebnat
INSECTS

Subdued Quaker

Orthosia revicta

Insects
Native
Subdued Quaker, Adult
Subdued Quaker, Caterpillar
Subdued Quaker, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 225 observations of Subdued Quaker in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from July to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue124
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine26
  3. Capitale-Nationale25
  4. Estrie18
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  7. Montérégie4
  8. Nord-du-Québec3
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Côte-Nord3
  11. Mauricie2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Montréal1
  14. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

American beechFagus grandifolia
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
American basswoodTilia americana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
White oakQuercus alba

Similar species

Speckled Green Fruitworm MothOrthosia hibisci
Gray QuakerOrthosia alurina
Ruddy Quaker MothTrichopolia oviduca
Fox ApameaApamea alia