Kebnat
INSECTS

American Lappet Moth

Phyllodesma americana

Insects
Native
American Lappet Moth, Adult
American Lappet Moth, Caterpillar
American Lappet Moth, Caterpillar
29–49 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Lasiocampidae with a wingspan of 29–49 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 440 observations of American Lappet Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue134
  2. Estrie64
  3. Montérégie50
  4. Capitale-Nationale43
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine30
  6. Outaouais29
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean24
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  9. Lanaudière10
  10. Nord-du-Québec9
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  12. Laurentides9
  13. Mauricie8
  14. Côte-Nord3
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Gray alderAlnus incana
Bog birchBetula nana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
White ashFraxinus americana
PearPyrus communis
White oakQuercus alba
Allegheny blackberryRubus allegheniensis

Similar species

Large Tolype MothTolype velleda
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Greater Oak DaggerAcronicta lobeliae
White UnderwingCatocala relicta
Bride UnderwingCatocala neogama
Ilia UnderwingCatocala ilia
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Western Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma californica
Eastern Panthea MothPanthea furcilla
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrima