Kebnat
INSECTS

Brown Angle Shades

Phlogophora periculosa

Insects
Native
Brown Angle Shades, photo 1 of 5
Brown Angle Shades, photo 2 of 5
Brown Angle Shades, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 212 observations of Brown Angle Shades in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale39
  2. Estrie38
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue36
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent18
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  6. Côte-Nord14
  7. Laurentides13
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  9. Outaouais10
  10. Montérégie9
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Centre-du-Québec2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Gray alderAlnus incana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
TOXIC
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia
Stinging nettleUrtica dioica
Common plantainPlantago major
American plumPrunus americana

Similar species

Olive Angle ShadesPhlogophora iris
Sharp Angle ShadesConservula anodonta
American Angle ShadesEuplexia benesimilis
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Veiled Ear MothLoscopia velata
Aspen Twoleaf Tier MothEnargia decolor
Dark-spotted Looper MothDiachrysia aereoides
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum