Kebnat
INSECTS

Virgin Moth

Protitame virginalis

Insects
Native
Virgin Moth, Adult
Virgin Moth, Adult
Virgin Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 35 observations of Virgin Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie8
  2. Estrie5
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Capitale-Nationale3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Gray alderAlnus incana
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

White Spring MothLomographa vestaliata
Lesser Maple Spanworm MothMacaria pustularia
Yellow-dusted Cream MothCabera erythemaria
Gray Spring MothLomographa glomeraria
Vestal MothCabera variolaria
Large Lace-border MothScopula limboundata
Snowy Geometer MothEugonobapta nivosaria
Northern Eudeilinia MothEudeilinia herminiata
Elm Spanworm MothEnnomos subsignaria
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata