Kebnat
INSECTS

Cloudy Arches Moth

Polia imbrifera

Insects
Native
Cloudy Arches Moth, photo 1 of 5
Cloudy Arches Moth, photo 2 of 5
Cloudy Arches Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 51 observations of Cloudy Arches Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  3. Montérégie5
  4. Capitale-Nationale5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  6. Outaouais4
  7. Lanaudière3
  8. Centre-du-Québec2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia

Similar species

Stormy ArchesPolia nimbosa
Great BrocadeEurois occulta
Ashen-spotted BrocadePlatypolia anceps
Glaucous Shears MothPapestra biren
Glassy Cutworm MothApamea devastator