Kebnat
INSECTS

Sharp-lined Yellow

Sicya macularia

Insects
Native
Sharp-lined Yellow, photo 1 of 5
Sharp-lined Yellow, photo 2 of 5
Sharp-lined Yellow, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 184 observations of Sharp-lined Yellow in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue62
  2. Capitale-Nationale22
  3. Estrie18
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  6. Outaouais13
  7. Côte-Nord9
  8. Montérégie7
  9. Laurentides6
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  11. Nord-du-Québec5
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  13. Lanaudière4
  14. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
White ashFraxinus americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Variable Antepione MothAntepione thisoaria
Maple Spanworm MothEnnomos magnaria
Straight-lined Plagodis MothPlagodis phlogosaria