Rank Species | Genus Achatia Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Orthosia hibisci, Abagrotis alternata, Lacinipolia renigera, Acronicta fallax |
Distinct quaker moth noctuidae achatia distincta dorsal view
The Distinct Quaker (Achatia distincta) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in most of United States and south-eastern Canada (from Quebec to Manitoba).
![Achatia distincta Achatia distincta Distinct Quaker Prairie Haven](https://alchetron.com/cdn/achatia-distincta-2f70a9a5-4874-4f47-9479-0f1b8a49dab-resize-750.jpg)
The wingspan is 30–37 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to early May. There is one generation per year.
![Achatia distincta Caterpillar of Distinct Quaker moth Achatia distincta BugGuideNet](https://alchetron.com/cdn/achatia-distincta-3b68085d-b946-4427-b0e4-57ca59a6605-resize-750.jpg)
The larvae feed on the leaves of ash, birch, butternut, flowering crabapple, grape, hickory, maple and oak.
![Achatia distincta httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/achatia-distincta-84e06fce-0c7d-46a9-afa2-7ca8a312775-resize-750.jpg)
![Achatia distincta Moth Photographers Group Achatia distincta 10518](https://alchetron.com/cdn/achatia-distincta-a1762531-61ca-4b59-af26-7bc2ad88627-resize-750.jpeg)
![Achatia distincta Moth Photographers Group Achatia distincta 10518](https://alchetron.com/cdn/achatia-distincta-fb36536b-2758-4741-9005-d1863b6fc5a-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Achatia distincta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA