Kebnat
INSECTS

Gray Swordgrass Moth

Xylena cineritia

Insects
Native
Gray Swordgrass Moth, Adult
Gray Swordgrass Moth, Adult
Gray Swordgrass Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 4 observations of Gray Swordgrass Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides

Similar species

Acadian Swordgrass MothXylena thoracica