INSECTS

Eggplant Webworm Moth

Rhectocraspeda periusalis

Native

Eggplant Webworm Moth, Caterpillar

Eggplant Webworm Moth, Adult

Eggplant Webworm Moth, Caterpillar

18–22 mmWingspan

Imperiled in Québec. Butterfly or moth in the family Crambidae with a wingspan of 18–22 mm. Feeds on plants.

What the caterpillar eats

Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum

Black nightshadeSolanum nigrum

Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum

American black nightshadeSolanum americanum