Insects and other arthropods
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These moths are recognizable by the two curved white lines on their forewings. The middle part of the wing is a lighter brown than either end. The wingspan is 15 to 30 mm. At rest, the moths adopt an odd posture, holding their wings flat and curving the abdomen upward.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilyPyralidae -
These are large moths, with a wingspan of 9 to 14 cm. The forewings are marked with bands alternating between grey and brown. The hindwings are reddish, and bluish-grey at the base.
Mature female caterpillars can reach 9 cm. Male caterpillars are generally shorter (7.5 cm).
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilySphingidae -
The monarch is one of Quebec’s largest diurnal butterflies. It has orange wings with black veins and a wingspan of 9.3 to 10.5 cm. This butterfly is famous for the spectacular migration that eastern North American populations undertake each autumn to Mexico.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilyNymphalidae -
This large butterfly has a wingspan of 6 to 8 cm. Its wings are purplish brown, with a line of blue spots along a yellow border. Males and females look alike.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilyNymphalidae -
These green crickets are 40 to 52 mm long. When populations are dense, it may be possible to find some yellow or bright pink individuals. As in other members of the Tettigoniidae, their antennae are longer than their bodies. The oblong, fairly wide wings also extend past the abdomen.
ClassInsectaOrderOrthopteraFamilyTettigoniidae -
This beautiful butterfly has orange wings with black and white spots. The brown colouring of the butterfly’s thorax extends to the inner area of its wings. The back of its wings is lighter in colour and the edge of the lower wing has a row of eyespots.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilyNymphalidae -
These are very small ants, varying in colour from pale yellow to brown, with a darker abdomen. The petiole, the part that gives ants their slender waists, has two small nodes.
ClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyFormicidae -
ClassInsectaOrderHymenoptera -
The polyphemus moth can be distinguished from other Saturniidae by its colouring that varies from pale to dark brown and is sometimes reddish or greyish. Each of its wings has a small, scale-less “window” called an eyespot. The eyespots on its front wings are oval and encircled in yellow.
ClassInsectaOrderLepidopteraFamilySaturniidae -
These are large insects, from 4.7 to 5.6 cm long, pale green to greyish-brown in colour. They are easily recognizable by their characteristic grasping forelegs, adapted to capturing prey, and their long “neck,” or prothorax.
ClassInsectaOrderMantodeaFamilyMantidae