Kebnat
INSECTS

Chocolate Prominent

Peridea ferruginea

Insects
Native
Chocolate Prominent, photo 1 of 5
Chocolate Prominent, Caterpillar
Chocolate Prominent, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 255 observations of Chocolate Prominent in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue62
  2. Capitale-Nationale36
  3. Estrie34
  4. Laurentides19
  5. Mauricie17
  6. Outaouais17
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  8. Montérégie13
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  10. Lanaudière9
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Côte-Nord7
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  14. Nord-du-Québec2

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Angulose ProminentPeridea angulosa