Saddled prominent
- Latin name: Heterocampa guttivitta Walker
- French name: Hétérocampe de l'érable
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Notodontidae
Description
Distribution
Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba
Micro-habitat(s)
Leaf
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Diet and feeding behaviour
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Phyllophagous
: Feeds on the leaves of plants.
- Free-living defoliator: Feeds on and moves about freely on foliage.
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
American beech, grey birch, red maple, red oak, sugar maple, white birch, white elm, yellow birch
Photos
Adult at rest (wingspan: 40-50 mm) Thérèse Arcand
Pinned adult Thérèse Arcand
Half-grown larva Thérèse Arcand
Pupa (length: 20 mm) and its cocoon Thérèse Arcand
Eggs on maple leaf Thérèse Arcand
Defoliation seen in a maple grove Claude Monnier