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INSECTS

Maple Webworm Moth

Pococera asperatella

Insects
Native
Maple Webworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Maple Webworm Moth, Male
Maple Webworm Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Pyralidae.

There are 40 observations of Maple Webworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  2. Outaouais8
  3. Capitale-Nationale5
  4. Estrie5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  6. Côte-Nord3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  8. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

American elmUlmus americana
American beechFagus grandifolia
White oakQuercus alba
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Gray-banded Pococera MothPococera maritimalis
Sycamore Webworm MothPococera militella
Striped Oak Webworm MothPococera expandens
Pine Webworm MothPococera robustella
Tlascala MothTlascala reductella
Meal mothPyralis farinalis