Kebnat
INSECTS

Epigaea Looper Moth

Syngrapha epigaea

Insects
Native
Epigaea Looper Moth, Adult
Epigaea Looper Moth, Caterpillar
Epigaea Looper Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 63 observations of Epigaea Looper Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue26
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Montérégie6
  4. Lanaudière4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Côte-Nord2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Jack pinePinus banksiana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
SweetgaleMyrica gale
TOXIC
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
European white birchBetula pendula
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium

Similar species

Large Looper MothAutographa ampla
Spruce False Looper MothSyngrapha viridisigma