Kebnat
INSECTS

White-headed Prominent

Symmerista albifrons

Insects
Native
White-headed Prominent, Adult male
White-headed Prominent, Caterpillar
White-headed Prominent, Female

Butterfly or moth in the family Notodontidae.

There are 37 observations of White-headed Prominent in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Estrie23
  2. Outaouais7
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Centre-du-Québec1
  7. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
White oakQuercus alba
Scarlet oakQuercus coccinea
American chestnutCastanea dentata
American basswoodTilia americana
American elmUlmus americana
American beechFagus grandifolia

Similar species

Red-humped Oakworm MothSymmerista canicosta
Orange-humped MaplewormSymmerista leucitys