Kebnat
INSECTS

Dotted Leaftier Moth

Psilocorsis reflexella

Insects
Native
Dotted Leaftier Moth, photo 1 of 5
Dotted Leaftier Moth, Adult
Dotted Leaftier Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Depressariidae.

There are 57 observations of Dotted Leaftier Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue28
  2. Montérégie7
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Estrie4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Capitale-Nationale3
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Mauricie2
  9. Laurentides1
  10. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
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Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata

Similar species

Oak Leaftier MothPsilocorsis quercicella
Black-fringed Leaftier MothPsilocorsis cryptolechiella
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Dark-headed Aspen Leafroller MothAnacampsis innocuella
Gold-striped Leaftier MothMachimia tentoriferella