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
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.38.383
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Cossinae
391 R
Acossus centerensis
(Lintner, 1877) L Jun
– E Aug m B g
Poplar Carpenterworm
T:
Barnes and McDunnough (1911)
L:
Bowman (1951)
,
Pohl et al. (2004b)
C: CNC,
NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 392 R
Acossus populi
(Walker, 1856) L Jun
– E Aug M B g
Aspen Carpenterworm
T:
Barnes and McDunnough (1911)
L:
Barnes and McDunnough (1911)
,
Bowman
(1951),
Ives and Wong (1988)
,
Pohl et al. (2004b)
C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 393 R
Prionoxystus robiniae
(Peck, 1818) L Jun
– M Jul – B G
Carpenterworm
T:
Barnes and McDunnough (1911)
L:
Bowman (1951)
,
Pohl et al. (2004b)
C: CNC,
NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM
Choreutoidea
36.
Choreutidae
– metalmark moths
Small (
10–15 mm
wingspan) moths with a scaled proboscis and broad wings, often marked with patches of metallic scales. The adults are diurnal; they run and fly with rapid, jerky movements, and hold the wings elevated above the body when at rest. Larvae of most species are leaftiers, usually of monocots. Some larvae live within stems but are not true borers.
Until recently, the family
Choreutidae
was associated with the
Glyphipterigidae
or the
Sesiidae
, but it is now placed in its own superfamily. Approximately 400 species of choreutids are known worldwide. The family is most diverse in tropical regions. Thirtytwo species are known from North America, and nine of these are reported in AB. The family is in need of revision in North America.
Heppner (1982
,
1991a
,
1991b
) has revised some tropical groups and has put new manuscript names on specimens in the CNC, but the latter remain unpublished. Currently, specimens can only be identified by comparison with authoritatively determined material, although
Dombroskie (2003)
is helpful for several AB species.