Kebnat
INSECTS

False Crocus Geometer Moth

Xanthotype urticaria

Insects
Native
False Crocus Geometer Moth, Male
False Crocus Geometer Moth, Female
False Crocus Geometer Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Geometridae.

There are 3 observations of False Crocus Geometer Moth in Québec, mostly in Mauricie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Mauricie2
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

Moose mapleAcer spicatum
Skunk currantRibes glandulosum
RhodoraRhododendron canadense
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea

Similar species

Imperial MothEacles imperialis
Variable Antepione MothAntepione thisoaria