Kebnat
INSECTS

Four-spotted Ghost Moth

Sthenopis purpurascens

Insects
Native
Four-spotted Ghost Moth, photo 1 of 5
Four-spotted Ghost Moth, photo 2 of 5
Four-spotted Ghost Moth, photo 3 of 5
66–100 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Hepialidae with a wingspan of 66–100 mm.

There are 170 observations of Four-spotted Ghost Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue36
  2. Côte-Nord32
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  4. Capitale-Nationale23
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  6. Nord-du-Québec11
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  8. Mauricie7
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Estrie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Silver-spotted Ghost MothSthenopis argenteomaculatus
Spotted Tussock MothLophocampa maculata
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus