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INSECTS

Purple-lined Sallow

Pyrrhia exprimens

Insects
Native
Purple-lined Sallow, Adult
Purple-lined Sallow, Caterpillar
Purple-lined Sallow, Adult
35–38 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 35–38 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 60 observations of Purple-lined Sallow in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue21
  2. Capitale-Nationale15
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  5. Mauricie3
  6. Nord-du-Québec2
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  10. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
PickerelweedPontederia cordata
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
TOXIC
European columbineAquilegia vulgaris
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera

Similar species

Bordered SallowPyrrhia cilisca