Kebnat
INSECTS

Maple Twig Borer Moth

Proteoteras aesculana

Insects
Native
Maple Twig Borer Moth, Adult
Maple Twig Borer Moth, Adult
Maple Twig Borer Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 84 observations of Maple Twig Borer Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montréal, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie31
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  3. Montréal12
  4. Capitale-Nationale9
  5. Estrie9
  6. Outaouais4
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2

What the caterpillar eats

Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Norway mapleAcer platanoides
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Maple Bud Borer MothProteoteras moffatiana
Black-crescent Proteoteras MothProteoteras crescentana
Spruce Budworm MothChoristoneura fumiferana
Epinotia nonanaEpinotia nonana