Kebnat
INSECTS

Tacoma Arches

Trichordestra tacoma

Insects
Native
Tacoma Arches, Adult
Tacoma Arches, photo 2 of 5
Tacoma Arches, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 12 observations of Tacoma Arches in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 4 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-Témiscamingue7
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  4. Capitale-Nationale1

What the caterpillar eats

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
TOXIC
ElderSambucus nigra
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba

Similar species

Striped Garden Caterpillar MothTrichordestra legitima