Kebnat
INSECTS

Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth

Trichordestra legitima

Insects
Native
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth, Adult
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 55 observations of Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montérégie and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  2. Montérégie6
  3. Lanaudière5
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Montréal5
  6. Outaouais5
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  8. Capitale-Nationale4
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Côte-Nord3
  12. Estrie2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata
Field mustardBrassica rapa
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Prairie willowSalix humilis
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
RapeBrassica napus
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
CrabgrassDigitaria sanguinalis
DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum

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Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
Black ArchesMelanchra assimilis
Intermediate Hooded OwletCucullia intermedia
Asteroid MothCucullia asteroides
Fall Cankerworm MothAlsophila pometaria
Brown-hooded OwletCucullia convexipennis
Tacoma ArchesTrichordestra tacoma
Disparaged Arches MothOrthodes detracta
Graphite ArchesMelanchra pulverulenta
Zebra Caterpillar MothMelanchra picta
Bordered Apamea MothApamea sordens
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana