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Eye-spotted Bud Moth

Spilonota ocellana

Insects
Introduced
Eye-spotted Bud Moth, photo 1 of 5
Eye-spotted Bud Moth, photo 2 of 5
Eye-spotted Bud Moth, photo 3 of 5
12–17 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae with a wingspan of 12–17 mm. Introduced to Québec.

There are 31 observations of Eye-spotted Bud Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 6 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. Montérégie9
  2. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilyTortricidaeGenusSpilonota

What the caterpillar eats

PearPyrus communis
European larchLarix decidua
Carolina roseRosa carolina
Japanese flowering quinceChaenomeles japonica
European crab appleMalus sylvestris
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Gray birchBetula populifolia
PeachPrunus persica
European plumPrunus domestica
American beechFagus grandifolia
SweetgaleMyrica gale

Similar species

Larch-bud MothSpilonota laricana
Aster Eucosma MothEucosma parmatana
Doubleday's Notocelia MothNotocelia rosaecolana
Goldenrod Gall MothEpiblema scudderiana
Notocelia culminanaNotocelia culminana
Codling MothCydia pomonella
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