Kebnat
INSECTS

Otter Spiramater Moth

Spiramater lutra

Insects
Native
Otter Spiramater Moth, Caterpillar
Otter Spiramater Moth, Adult
Otter Spiramater Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 85 observations of Otter Spiramater Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue41
  2. Capitale-Nationale8
  3. Nord-du-Québec6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Laurentides4
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Estrie2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Gray alderAlnus incana
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
Bog birchBetula nana
White poplarPopulus alba
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Missouri River willowSalix eriocephala
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
TamarackLarix laricina

Similar species

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Common Hyppa MothHyppa xylinoides
Yellow-headed Cutworm MothApamea amputatrix
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Rustic QuakerOrthodes majuscula
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Fluid ArchesMorrisonia latex
Plush-naped PinionLithophane pexata
Flame-shouldered DartOchropleura implecta
Nessus SphinxAmphion floridensis
Speckled Cutworm MothLacanobia subjuncta
Wandering Brocade MothFishia illocata