Kebnat
INSECTS

Obscure Pondweed Moth

Parapoynx obscuralis

Insects
Native
Obscure Pondweed Moth, Adult
Obscure Pondweed Moth, Adult
Obscure Pondweed Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae.

There are 89 observations of Obscure Pondweed Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie29
  2. Estrie17
  3. Montréal16
  4. Outaouais9
  5. Laurentides8
  6. Capitale-Nationale5
  7. Laval2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Broadleaf pondweedPotamogeton natans
American eelgrassVallisneria americana

Similar species

Chestnut-marked Pondweed MothParapoynx badiusalis
Waterlily Leafcutter MothElophila obliteralis