Kebnat
INSECTS

Purple Arches Moth

Polia purpurissata

Insects
Native
Purple Arches Moth, Adult
Purple Arches Moth, Adult
Purple Arches Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 24 observations of Purple Arches Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Estrie2
  5. Laval1
  6. Lanaudière1
  7. Laurentides1
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  10. Montréal1
  11. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tatarica
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Gray birchBetula populifolia
TOXIC
Common SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
RhodoraRhododendron canadense

Similar species

Fluid ArchesMorrisonia latex