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INSECTS

Three-lined Leafroller Moth

Pandemis limitata

Insects
Native
Three-lined Leafroller Moth, photo 1 of 5
Three-lined Leafroller Moth, photo 2 of 5
Three-lined Leafroller Moth, photo 3 of 5

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

There are 42 observations of Three-lined Leafroller Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie13
  2. Estrie6
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Capitale-Nationale4
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Montréal2
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
White oakQuercus alba
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
American elmUlmus americana
American basswoodTilia americana
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Gray alderAlnus incana
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Slippery elmUlmus rubra
SweetgaleMyrica gale

Similar species

Woodgrain Leafroller MothPandemis lamprosana
Green Aspen LeaftierPandemis canadana
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceana
Spring Dead-leaf Roller MothCenopis diluticostana