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INSECTS

Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth

Parapoynx badiusalis

Insects
Native
Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth, Adult
Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth, photo 2 of 5
Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 226 observations of Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais70
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue51
  3. Montérégie33
  4. Estrie22
  5. Capitale-Nationale17
  6. Laurentides8
  7. Lanaudière6
  8. Montréal6
  9. Mauricie5
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  13. Centre-du-Québec1
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

What the caterpillar eats

Eurasian water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum

Similar species

Watermilfoil Leafcutter MothParapoynx allionealis
Obscure Pondweed MothParapoynx obscuralis
Polymorphic Pondweed MothParapoynx maculalis
Elegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegans
Nymphula MothElophila ekthlipsis
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella