---
title: "Brother Moth"
description: "Raphia frater — Insetti e ragni. Raphia frater, the brother moth or simply the brother, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brother-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brother Moth

> Raphia frater — Insetti e ragni. Raphia frater, the brother moth or simply the brother, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Raphia frater*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 12402
- Wikidata: [Q7294071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7294071)
- iNaturalist taxon: [229817](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/229817)

## Names

- en: Brother Moth

## Countries with the most observations

CA (5534), US (3558)

## Summary

Raphia frater, the brother moth or simply the brother, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia west, across the forested regions of Canada to British Columbia, south to Mississippi in the east. The southern limits in the west are uncertain due to confusion with several closely related species or forms.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April or May to August. There is one or two generations per year.
The larvae mainly feed on aspen, but have also been recorded from alder, birch, cottonwood, and willow.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphia_frater

## Photo

![Brother Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brother-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297260523

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brother-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).