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INSECTS

Straight-lined Looper Moth

Pseudeva purpurigera

Insects
Native
Straight-lined Looper Moth, Adult
Straight-lined Looper Moth, Caterpillar
Straight-lined Looper Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 50 observations of Straight-lined Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue21
  2. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  4. Estrie4
  5. Montérégie3
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Centre-du-Québec2
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Early meadow-rueThalictrum dioicum
King of the meadowThalictrum pubescens

Similar species

Dark-spotted Looper MothDiachrysia aereoides
Pink-patched Looper MothEosphoropteryx thyatyroides
Unspotted Looper MothAllagrapha aerea