Kebnat
INSECTS

Poplar Leafroller Moth

Pseudosciaphila duplex

Insects
Native
Poplar Leafroller Moth, photo 1 of 5
Poplar Leafroller Moth, Caterpillar
Poplar Leafroller Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae.

There are 98 observations of Poplar Leafroller Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  2. Montérégie14
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  4. Outaouais9
  5. Capitale-Nationale6
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  7. Estrie4
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Côte-Nord2
  11. Nord-du-Québec1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Black ashFraxinus nigra
Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata

Similar species

Banded Olethreutes MothOlethreutes fasciatana
Divided Olethreutes MothOlethreutes bipartitana