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INSECTS

Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

Palthis asopialis

Insects
Native
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth, photo 1 of 5
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth, photo 2 of 5
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 56 observations of Faint-spotted Palthis Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie40
  2. Outaouais8
  3. Montréal4
  4. Laurentides3
  5. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

MaizeZea mays
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris

Similar species

Dark-spotted Palthis MothPalthis angulalis
Ambiguous MothLascoria ambigualis
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Green Cloverworm MothHypena scabra
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata
Feather-edged PetrophilaPetrophila fulicalis
Small-eyed SphinxPaonias myops