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INSECTS

Brother Moth

Raphia frater

Insects
Native
Brother Moth, photo 1 of 5
Brother Moth, Caterpillar
Brother Moth, Male
38–44 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 38–44 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 554 observations of Brother Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue128
  2. Montérégie97
  3. Capitale-Nationale56
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine53
  5. Outaouais53
  6. Estrie38
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent34
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean18
  9. Montréal17
  10. Laurentides16
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  12. Mauricie12
  13. Côte-Nord10
  14. Lanaudière8
  15. Nord-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Gray alderAlnus incana
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black poplarPopulus nigra
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides

Similar species

Laugher MothCharadra deridens
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis
Lined Black Aspen WoodlingEgira dolosa
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Stout Spanworm MothLycia ursaria
Double-lined ProminentLochmaeus bilineata
Oval-based ProminentPeridea basitriens
Saddled YellowhornColocasia flavicornis
Adorable Brocade MothPlatypolia mactata
Northern Finned ProminentNotodonta torva