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INSECTS

Small Bird-dropping Moth

Ponometia erastrioides

Insects
Native
Small Bird-dropping Moth, photo 1 of 5
Small Bird-dropping Moth, Caterpillar
Small Bird-dropping Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 97 observations of Small Bird-dropping Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie46
  2. Outaouais22
  3. Capitale-Nationale12
  4. Montréal6
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Estrie3
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  10. Mauricie1

Similar species

Olive-shaded Bird-dropping MothPonometia candefacta
Exposed Bird Dropping MothTarache aprica
Pale Gray Bird-dropping MothAntaeotricha leucillana
Curve-lined Bird-dropping MothTarache terminimaculata
Black-dotted GlyphMaliattha synochitis