Kebnat
INSECTS

Elegant Tailed Slug Moth

Packardia elegans

Insects
Native
Elegant Tailed Slug Moth, Caterpillar
Elegant Tailed Slug Moth, Male
Elegant Tailed Slug Moth, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Limacodidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 14 observations of Elegant Tailed Slug Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Estrie, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie4
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  3. Estrie2
  4. Outaouais2
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

American chestnutCastanea dentata
American beechFagus grandifolia

Similar species

Jeweled Tailed Slug MothPackardia geminata