Kebnat
INSECTS

Poplar Micromoth

Semioscopis inornata

Insects
Native
Poplar Micromoth, Adult
Poplar Micromoth, Adult
Poplar Micromoth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Depressariidae.

There are 82 observations of Poplar Micromoth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  2. Outaouais10
  3. Capitale-Nationale8
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Estrie4
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Lanaudière1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
European aspenPopulus tremula

Similar species

Pale SemioscopisSemioscopis megamicrella
Bog Bibarrambla MothBibarrambla allenella