Kebnat
INSECTS

Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner

Phyllonorycter apparella

Insects
Native
Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner, Leaf mine
Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner, Adult
Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner, Leaf mine
8.5–10 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Gracillariidae with a wingspan of 8.5–10 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 13 observations of Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Outaouais2
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata