Kebnat
INSECTS

Primrose Moth

Schinia florida

Insects
Native
Primrose Moth, Adult
Primrose Moth, Caterpillar
Primrose Moth, photo 3 of 5
30 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 30 mm.

There are 230 observations of Primrose Moth in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Outaouais and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 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. Mauricie28
  2. Outaouais28
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  4. Côte-Nord25
  5. Montérégie23
  6. Capitale-Nationale17
  7. Montréal15
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  9. Estrie12
  10. Laurentides11
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  12. Centre-du-Québec7
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  15. Lanaudière4
  16. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

Common evening-primroseOenothera biennis
Northern evening primroseOenothera parviflora

Similar species

Rosy Maple MothDryocampa rubicunda
Gray Hooded OwletCucullia florea