Kebnat
INSECTS

Maple Leafcutter Moth

Paraclemensia acerifoliella

Insects
Native
Maple Leafcutter Moth, photo 1 of 5
Maple Leafcutter Moth, Caterpillar
Maple Leafcutter Moth, Leaf mine
9–12 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Incurvariidae with a wingspan of 9–12 mm.

There are 43 observations of Maple Leafcutter Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Montréal, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie12
  2. Laurentides6
  3. Montréal6
  4. Capitale-Nationale4
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Lanaudière3
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Montérégie2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
American beechFagus grandifolia
American elmUlmus americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Goldcap Moss-EaterEpimartyria auricrinella