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INSECTS

Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth

Phyllocnistis populiella

Insects
Native
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth, Leaf mine
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth, Pupa
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Gracillariidae.

There are 104 observations of Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale14
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  3. Outaouais12
  4. Estrie10
  5. Laurentides8
  6. Montérégie8
  7. Côte-Nord8
  8. Lanaudière6
  9. Mauricie6
  10. Montréal6
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Black poplarPopulus nigra

Similar species

Grape Leaf-miner MothPhyllocnistis vitifoliella