Kebnat
INSECTS

White Slant-line

Tetracis cachexiata

Insects
Native
White Slant-line, photo 1 of 5
White Slant-line, Caterpillar
White Slant-line, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 330 observations of White Slant-line in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue82
  2. Estrie50
  3. Montérégie39
  4. Capitale-Nationale36
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine25
  6. Outaouais23
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  9. Laurentides11
  10. Montréal6
  11. Lanaudière5
  12. Mauricie5
  13. Côte-Nord4
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Black cherryPrunus serotina
TOXIC
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
TamarackLarix laricina
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
American elmUlmus americana
TOXIC
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
RedosierCornus sericea

Similar species

Confused Eusarca MothEusarca confusaria
Yellow Slant-lineTetracis crocallata
Pale BeautyCampaea perlata
Elm Spanworm MothEnnomos subsignaria
White Spring MothLomographa vestaliata
Lesser Maple Spanworm MothMacaria pustularia
Snowy Geometer MothEugonobapta nivosaria
Peppered MothBiston betularia
American Oak BeautyPhaeoura quernaria
Straw Besma MothBesma endropiaria