An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Author
Pohl, Greg
Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
Author
Anweiler, Gary
University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
Author
Schmidt, Christian
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
Author
Kondla, Norbert
Calgary ,, Canada
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Scoliopterygini
1680 * R H
Scoliopteryx libatrix
(Linnaeus, 1758)
L May – Jun; L M B G Herald Aug – E Sep (H)
T:
Forbes (1954)
L:
Bowman (1951)
,
Crumb (1956)
,
Prentice (1962)
,
Ives and Wong (1988)
C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS,
PMAE, UASM
60.8.
Hypenodinae
Very small (
10–14 mm
wingspan) moths with relatively narrow wings, clothed with very fine scales. Th e subfamily is defined by several larval characters and by the evenly scaled frons (
Fibiger and Lafontaine 2005
). Interestingly, the recently described
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005
(primarily a palaeotropical group not known from the New World), appears to be very closely related to the
Hypenodinae
, based on molecular data (Zahiri et al. in press). Th e
Hypenodinae
contains the smallest North American noctuids. Th e larvae feed on fungi, lichens and/or algae.
This is a small subfamily, currently with only five North American genera. Two species in the genus
Hypenodes
occur in AB.
Hypenodes
was revised by
Ferguson (1954)
.
1681 * R
Hypenodes fractilinea
(
Smith, 1908
) L Jun
– E Aug – B g T:
Ferguson (1954)
L: [
Bowman (1951)
],
Pohl et al. (2004b)
C: CNC, NFRC, UASM
1682 * R
Hypenodes sombrus
Ferguson, 1954
L Jul
m B – T:
Ferguson (1954)
L: None C: UASM
60.9.
Boletobiinae
Small (
22–25 mm
wingspan), broad-winged nocturnal moths, superficially very similar to some geometrids. They are defined by a number of adult and larval characters, including the long, thin, roughly scaled palps and the fully scaled frons of the adults. Th e larvae feed on mushrooms and bracket fungi.
The
Boletobiinae
occur in both North America and Eurasia, with about 18 species in four genera in North America, including one introduced European genus (
Parascotia
), and one that is likely misplaced in the
Boletobiinae
(
Prosoparia
; Lafontaine and Schmidt in press). One species is found in AB. Some North American species, including the sole species occurring in AB, were covered by
Franclemont (1985)
.
1683 R
Mycterophora inexplicata
(Walker, [1863]) E Jul
– L Jul – B g T:
Forbes (1954)
,
Franclemont (1985)
L:
Bowman (1951)
C: CNC, NFRC, UASM
60.10.
Phytometrinae
A small group of small to medium-sized (
20–30 mm
wingspan) moths with relatively broad wings. Th e group is defined by a number of derived character states, mainly genitalic. The
Phytometrinae
have traditionally been included within the
Hypeninae
, but the subfamily was reinstated by
Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005)
.
In North America, the subfamily
Phytometrinae
contains some 25 species in nine genera. The group is in need of revision. Th e lone AB species was treated by
Forbes (1954)
and
Covell (1984)
.
1684 R
Spargaloma sexpunctata
Grote, 1873 M Jun
– M Jul – B g T:
Forbes (1954)
,
Covell (1984)
L:
Bowman (1951)
C: CNC, NFRC, UASM
60.11.
Erebinae
Medium-sized to very large (
50–160 mm
wingspan) moths, often with brightly color- ed hindwings or with eyespots on fore- and hingwings (
Thermesiini
). Th e subfamily contains many large colorful species, as well as several species that are active during the day. Larval hostplants are a diverse array of vascular plants, but tend to be specialized within groups, such as deciduous trees and shrubs for the
Catocalini
; a few (e.g.,
Caenurgina
spp.) are occasional pests of forage crops.
Erebinae
occur worldwide but are most diverse and abundant in tropical and subtropical regions. Th ere are approximately 325 species in 65 genera in North America, of which 35 species are reported from AB. Th e group as a whole is in need of work, but revisions have been published for the tribe
Melipotini (
Richards 1939
)
and the genera
Euclidia
(
Franclemont 1957
)
and
Zale
(
Smith 1908
)
. The genus
Catocala
was illustrated by
Barnes and McDunnough (1918a)
; a modern revision of the genus is currently under way as an upcoming
Moths of North America
fascicle by Gall and Hawks.