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INSECTS

Straight-lined Plagodis Moth

Plagodis phlogosaria

Insects
Native
Straight-lined Plagodis Moth, photo 1 of 5
Straight-lined Plagodis Moth, Caterpillar
Straight-lined Plagodis Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 204 observations of Straight-lined Plagodis Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie44
  2. Outaouais36
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  4. Montérégie28
  5. Capitale-Nationale18
  6. Laurentides14
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Côte-Nord3
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray alderAlnus incana
Black cherryPrunus serotina
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bog birchBetula nana
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
MoosewoodAcer pensylvanicum
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis

Similar species

Hollow-spotted Plagodis MothPlagodis alcoolaria
Purple Plagodis MothPlagodis kuetzingi
Lemon Plagodis MothPlagodis serinaria
Sharp-lined YellowSicya macularia
Juniper Geometer MothPatalene olyzonaria