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 text ZooKeys 2010 2010-03-05 38 38 1 549 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 aa97d560-1969-4b79-93bb-2614b7835c0e 1313–2970 576629 Acontiini 1768 * R Ponometia semiflava (Guenée, 1852) L May – L Jul – b G T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1769 * R Ponometia binocula (Grote, 1875) M Jun – L Jul – – G T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, UASM 1770 * R Ponometia tortricina (Zeller, 1872) M May – E Aug – b G T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1771 * R Ponometia elegantula (Edwards, 1878) M May – M Jul – – G L: None C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1772 * R Ponometia sutrix (Grote, 1880) L Jun – L Jul – – G L: None C: UASM, CNC 1773 * R Tarache augustipennis Grote, 1875 M May – M Aug m b G L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 63.4. Pantheinae A small group of robust, medium to large moths ( 40–60 mm wingspan). Although placed in their own family ( Pantheidae ) by Kitching and Rawlins (1999), these moths have since been moved to the Noctuidae as a subfamily by Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005) and Lafontaine and Fibiger (2006) , largely on the basis of recent molecular work by Mitchell et al. (2000 , 2005b ). Adults of Panthea have reduced mouthparts and apparently cannot feed. The subfamily contains approximately 20 species in North America, divided among six genera. Four species in two genera occur in AB. The largest genus, Panthea , was recently revised by Anweiler (2009) . 1774 * R Panthea acronyctoides (Walker, 1861) L May – M Jul M B – T: Anweiler (2009) L: [ Bowman (1951) ], Prentice (1962) , Ives and Wong (1988) , Anweiler (2009) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1775 * R Panthea virginarius (Grote, 1880) L Jun – L Jul M b – T: Anweiler (2009) L: [ Bowman (1951) ], Prentice (1962) , Anweiler (2009) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1776 * R Panthea furcilla (Packard, 1864) M Jun – M Aug M B – T: Anweiler (2009) L: Prentice (1962) , Ives and Wong (1988) , Anweiler (2009) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1776.1 * P Colocasia flavicornis (Smith, 1884) ? – B – T: Smith and Dyar (1898) , Forbes (1954) 1777 R Colocasia propinquilinea (Grote, 1873) M May – E Jun – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: None C: CNC, UASM 63.5. Dilobinae Medium-sized ( 30–50 mm wingspan) gray, black, and white moths. Historically, most members of this subfamily were included in the Pantheinae , but Kitching and Rawlins (1999) segregated the two member genera ( Raphia Hübner, 1821 and Diloba Boisduval, 1840 ) into their own separate subfamilies, the Raphiinae and the Dilobinae , respectively. Most recently, Fibiger et al. (2009) combined the Raphiinae in an expanded concept of the Dilobinae . Th e Dilobinae , Acronictinae and Pantheinae share many structural characteristics, possibly indicating a common evolutionary origin ( Fibiger and Lafontaine 2005 ; Fibiger et al. 2009 ). Larvae of most species feed on the foliage of Salicaceae . The subfamily Dilobinae is Holarctic in distribution and comprises 13 described species. Six species occur in North America, one in AB. There have been no recent revisions of the subfamily, but the AB species ( Raphia frater ) was treated by Forbes (1954) , Covell (1984) , and Handfield (1999) . Th e larva was illustrated in Wagner et al. (1997) . 1778 * R Raphia frater Grote, 1864 L May – M Jul M B G T: Forbes (1954) , Covell (1984) , Handfield (1999) L: Bowman (1951) , Prentice (1962) , Ives and Wong (1988) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 63.6. Acronictinae – dagger moths Mostly medium-sized ( 30–60 mm wingspan) gray and white moths with black markings. Many species have very attractive larvae covered with long dense setae. The larvae of most North American species feed on the foliage of closely related groups of woody trees or shrubs, although a few species are polyphagous or feed on herbs. The subfamily is Holarctic in distribution, with about 90 species in eight genera in North America; 24 species in four genera occur in AB. Most species are currently placed in the large genus Acronicta , which is known to be polyphyletic and is badly in need of revision. Th e group was last revised over 100 years ago by Smith and Dyar (1898) . Most of the AB species were discussed by Forbes (1954) , Covell (1984) , and Handfield (1999) . 1779 * R Acronicta americana (Harris, 1841) L May – E Jul – b G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Prentice (1962) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1780 * R Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874 L May – L Jul m B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1962) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1781 * R Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852 E Jun – E Jul M B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1965) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1782 * R Acronicta cyanescens Hampson, 1909 L Jun – E Jul M – – T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: UASM 1783 * R H Acronicta vulpina Guenée, 1883 L May – E Jul M B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: [ Bowman (1951) ], [ Prentice (1962) ], Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1784 R Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1855 L May – M Jul M B g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Prentice (1962) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1785 R Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875) E Jun – E Jul – b g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1786 * R Acronicta tritona (Hübner, 1818) M Jun – B – T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: CNC 1787 * R Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856 L May – M Jul M B g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1962) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1788 * R Acronicta falcula (Grote, 1877) E – L Jun; E Sep M – G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) (2Br) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1788.1 * P Acronicta funeralis (Grote and Robinson, 1866) May – Jul – – G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) 1789 * R Acronicta quadrata Grote, 1874 E Jun – M Jul M – G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1790 * R Acronicta superans (Guenée, 1852) L May – M Jul m b g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1791 * R Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852 M May – L Jun – b g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1792 * R Acronicta interrupta Guenée, 1852 M Aug – – G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: CNC 1793 R Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852 L May – M Jul – B g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Prentice (1965) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1794 * R Acronicta impleta Walker, 1856 M May – L Jul – B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1795 * R Acronicta sperata Grote, 1873 M May – L Jun – B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1796 * R Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856 L Apr – E Aug M B G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) , Rings et al. (1992) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1965) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1797 * R Acronicta longa Guenée, 1852 L May – L Jun – – G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1797.1 * P Acronicta perdita Grote, 1874 May – Jul M – – T: Smith and Dyar (1898) 1798 R Acronicta oblinita (Smith, 1797) L May – E Jul – B g T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1799 * R Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875) M May – E Jun – b G T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Ives and Wong (1988) C: CNC, UASM 1800 * R Acronicta lupini Grote, 1873 L May – L Jul M – – T: Smith and Dyar (1898) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1801 * R Simyra insularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) L May – E Jun; – B G T: Forbes (1954) E Aug – E Sep L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, NFRC, (2Br?) OLDS, UASM 1802 * R Harrisimemna trisignata (Walker, 1856) E Jun – L Jun – B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 63.7. Cuculliinae – sharks Medium-sized ( 40–60 mm wingspan) nocturnal moths with elongate, pointed wings. The group is defined by five adult and larval characters. Cuculliinae as currently defined comprises mainly the large genus Cucullia and a few very similar genera. Historically, the subfamily Cuculliinae was large but polyphyletic. It was redefined and greatly reduced in size by Poole (1995) , Kitching and Rawlings (1999) and most recently by Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005) and Lafontaine and Fibiger (2006) . Th e larvae of most species feed on flowers and fruits of herbaceous plants, in particular Asteraceae . There are about 40 Cuculliinae species in four genera in North America ; 12 species (all in the genus Cucullia ) are known in AB. Th e group was revised by Poole (1995) . 1802.1 * P Cucullia asteroides Guenée, 1852 ? – b g T: Poole (1995) 1803 R Cucullia montanae Grote, 1882 E Jul – M Aug – – G T: Poole (1995) L: Dod (1916) , Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM 1804 * R Cucullia similaris Smith, 1892 M Jul – Aug – – G T: Poole (1995) L: Dod (1916) , Bowman (1951) , Hooper (1992) , Poole (1995) C: CNC 1805 * R Cucullia omissa Dod, 1916 L Jun – M Jul M b – T: Poole (1995) L: Dod (1916) , Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM, USNM 1806 R Cucullia florea Guenée, 1852 E Jun – L Jul M B – T: Poole (1995) L: Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, PMAE, UASM 1807 R Cucullia postera Guenée, 1852 E Jun – E Aug M B g T: Poole (1995) L: Dod (1916) , Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM 1807.1 * P Cucullia convexipennis Grote and Robinson, 1868 ? – – G T: Poole (1995) 1808 R Cucullia intermedia Speyer, 1870 E May – M Jul M B G T: Poole (1995) L: Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1809 R Cucullia speyeri Lintner, 1874 M May – L Jul – b G T: Poole (1995) L: Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM 1810 * R Cucullia dorsalis Smith, 1892 L May – – G T: Poole (1995) L: Crumb (1956) C: CNC, UASM 1811 R Cucullia antipoda Strecker, 1878 L May – L Jun – – G T: Poole (1995) L: Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM 1812 R Cucullia luna Morrison, 1875 L Jun – M Aug – – G T: Poole (1995) L: Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM 1813 * R Cucullia strigata (Smith, 1892) E Jun M – – T: Poole (1995) L: Poole (1995) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1814 * R Cucullia albida (Smith, 1894) M ApriL – L May M b g T: Poole (1995) L: Bowman (1951) , Poole (1995) C: CNC, UASM, USNM