Kebnat
INSECTS

Tufted Thyatirine Moth

Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides

Insects
Native
Tufted Thyatirine Moth, photo 1 of 5
Tufted Thyatirine Moth, Caterpillar
Tufted Thyatirine Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Drepanidae.

There are 251 observations of Tufted Thyatirine Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue54
  2. Capitale-Nationale44
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine29
  4. Estrie26
  5. Outaouais21
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  7. Mauricie11
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  10. Laurentides9
  11. Montérégie7
  12. Lanaudière6
  13. Côte-Nord6
  14. Montréal5
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
European plumPrunus domestica
Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Beaked hazelCorylus cornuta
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
TOXIC
Dog roseRosa canina
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus

Similar species

Afflicted DaggerAcronicta afflicta
Hitched ArchesMelanchra adjuncta
Saddled ProminentCecrita guttivitta
Common Hyppa MothHyppa xylinoides
Lettered Habrosyne MothHabrosyne scripta
Clear DaggerAcronicta clarescens
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
American Angle ShadesEuplexia benesimilis