Kebnat
INSECTS

Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth

Parapoynx allionealis

Insects
Native
Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth, photo 1 of 5
Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth, photo 2 of 5
Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth, photo 3 of 5

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

There are 186 observations of Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue56
  2. Outaouais50
  3. Montérégie28
  4. Laurentides11
  5. Lanaudière7
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  7. Estrie7
  8. Montréal7
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Capitale-Nationale3
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Eurasian water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum

Similar species

Chestnut-marked Pondweed MothParapoynx badiusalis
Polymorphic Pondweed MothParapoynx maculalis
White Spring MothLomographa vestaliata
Pondside Crambid MothElophila icciusalis