INSECTSSquare-spot RusticXestia xanthographaInsectsIntroducedNocturnal5 images30–40 mmWingspan16 mmLengthButterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 30–40 mm. Introduced to Québec and nocturnal. Lives in forests. Feeds on plants.HabitatForestCephas1 imageWhat the caterpillar eatsTOXICCurly dockRumex crispusYellow Spring bedstrawGalium verumSimilar speciesLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaMouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginisVariegated Cutworm MothPeridroma sauciaBronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
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