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 Arctiini 1611.1 * P Virbia laeta (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) M Jul ? – B – T: Forbes (1960) , Zaspel and Weller (2006) , Zaspel et al.(2008) 1612 * R Virbia sp. nr. aurantiaca (Hübner, [1831]) Jul – B – T: Forbes (1960) , Cardé (1965) , Zaspel and Weller (2006), Zaspel et al. (2008) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1613 * R Virbia ferruginosa (Walker, 1854) L Jun – L Jul M B g T: Cardé (1965) , Zaspel and Weller (2006) , Zaspel et al. (2008) L: Bowman (1951) ,? Zaspel et al. (2008) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1614 * R Holoarctia sordida ( McDunnough, 1921 ) M Jul – L Jul M – – T: Ferguson (1985b) , Pöyry and Kullberg (1997) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, UASM 1615 * R Neoarctia beanii (Neumoegen, 1891) M Jul M – – T: Ferguson (1985b) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1616 * R Holarctia obliterata (Stretch, 1885) Aug M B g T: Ferguson (1991) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1617 R Grammia doris (Boisduval, 1869) L Jun – B g T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: UASM 1618 * R Grammia phyllira (Drury, 1773) L Jul – b g T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, UASM 1619 R Grammia virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) L Jun – L Jul m B g T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1620 R Grammia parthenice (Kirby, 1837) M Jul – E Aug m B g T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1621 * R Grammia virguncula (Kirby, 1837) M Jun – E Jul m B g T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1622 * R Grammia speciosa (Möschler, 1864) Jul – B – T: Schmidt (2009b) L: Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, UASM 1622.1 * P Grammia quenseli (Paykull, 1793) Jul M – – T: Schmidt (2009b) 1623 * R Grammia margo Schmidt, 2009 L May m B g T: Schmidt (2009b) L: [ Bowman (1951) ], Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1624 * R Grammia nevadensis (Grote and Robinson, 1866) Jul – Aug M – – T: Ferguson and Schmidt (2007) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Hooper (1988b) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, UASM 1625 R Grammia williamsii (Dodge, 1871) E – L Jul m B G T: Forbes (1960) , Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1626 R Grammia elongata (Stretch, 1885) Jul M – – T: Schmidt (2009b) L: Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, UASM 1627 R Grammia blakei (Grote, 1865) M May – E Jun – – G T: Schmidt (2009b) L: Bowman (1951) , Byers (1988) , Schmidt (2009b) C: CNC, UASM 1627.1 * P Grammia ornata (Packard, 1864) Jun ? M – – T: Ferguson et al. (2000) , Schmidt (2009b) 1628 R Parasemia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) M Jun – L Jul M B – T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1629 * R Pararctia lapponica (Th unberg, 1791) Jun – L Jul M – – T: Sotavalta (1965) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1630 * R Pararctia yarrowii (Stretch, [1874]) Jun – L Jul M b – T: Sotavalta (1965) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, UASM 1631 * R Platarctia parthenos (Harris, 1850) M Jun – E Jul M B – T: Sotavalta (1965) L: Bowman (1951) , McGugan (1958) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1631.1 * P Platyprepia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852) Jun ? M – – T: Sotavalta (1965) 1632 * R H Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) L Jul – M Aug M B – T: Forbes (1960) , de Freina and Witt (1987) L: Bowman (1951) , Ives and Wong (1988) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1632.1 * P Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881) Jul ? M – – T: Lafontaine and Troubridge (1999) 1633 * R H Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) May; E Aug (2Br) m b G T: Donahue and Newman (1966) , de Freina and Witt (1987) L: Bowman (1951) ,? Donahue and Newman (1966) C: CNC, UASM 1634 * R Phragmatobia lineata Newman and Donahue, 1966 E – L May – – G T: Donahue and Newman (1966) L: Donahue and Newman (1966) , Hooper (1988b) , Donahue (1993) C: CNC, UASM 1635 R Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855 M May – M Jun m B g T: Donahue and Newman (1966) L: Bowman (1951) , Donahue and Newman (1966) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1635.1 * P Leptarctia californiae (Walker, 1855) ? M – – 1636 R Pyrrharctia isabella (Smith, 1797) M Jun – M Jul – B G T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1637 R Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773) M Jun – M Jul – B G T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1638 * R Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) Jun – – G Fall Webworm T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) , McGugan (1958) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1639 R Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 Jun – B – T: Forbes (1960) L: None C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1640 R Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) L May – M Jun – B g T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1641 R Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798) M Jun – M Jul – B g T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) , McGugan (1958) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1642 R Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval, 1852) M Jun – E Jul M – – L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1642.1 * P Spilosoma pteridis Edwards 1874 M May – M Jun – – G 1643 * R Spilosoma danbyi (Neumoegen and Dyar, 1893) L May – M Jun – B – T: Forbes (1960) L: [ Bowman (1951) ] C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1644 * R Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872) E Jun – M Jul – – G L: Bowman (1951) , Hooper (1988b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1645 * R H Dodia albertae Dyar, 1901 M Jun – E Jul m B – T: Tshistjakov and Lafontaine (1984) , Schmidt and Macaulay (2009) L: Bowman (1951) , Tshistjakov and Lafontaine (1984) , Schmidt and Macaulay (2009) C: CNC, UASM 1646 * R Dodia tarandus Schmidt and Macaulay, 2009 M Jun – E Jul – B – T: Schmidt and Macaulay (2009) L: Schmidt and Macaulay (2009) C: CNC, UASM 1647 * R Haploa lecontei (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) M Jul – E Aug – B g T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1647.1 * P Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887) L Jul ? – B – T: Forbes (1960) 1648 * R Gnophaela vermiculata (Grote, 1864) E Jul – E Aug m B – Police Car Moth L: Bowman (1951) , [ Ives and Wong (1988) ] C: CNC, OLDS, NFRC, PMAE, UASM 1648.1 * P Halysidota tessellaris (Smith, 1797) L Jun ? – B – T: Forbes (1960) 1649 R Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 M Jun – M Jul m B g T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) , McGugan (1958) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1650 * R Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 L Jun ? – E Jul – – G T: Forbes (1960) L: None C: BCSC, J. H. Acorn collection 1651 R Cycnia oregonensis (Stretch, [1874]) L May – M Jun – – G T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, UASM 1652 * R Ctenucha virginica (Esper, 1794) M Jun – E Jul m B – T: Forbes (1960) L: None C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1653 R Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, 1818) L Jul – E Aug M B – T: Forbes (1960) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 60.3. Herminiinae Small to medium-sized ( 20–40 mm wingspan) moths with relatively broad wings and narrow bodies. Th ey are defined on the basis of several internal and tympanal structures. Many species have distinctive secondary male sexual organs occurring on almost any part of the body, including swellings on the antennae and hair brushes on the palps or legs. The larvae feed mainly on fungus on dead leaves in various states of decomposition, but diets range from fungus to living vascular plant material. A few species feed on other material including dead insects, dried fruit, and dung. The Herminiinae occur worldwide, with the main diversity in the tropics. Approximately 100 species in 20 genera occur in North America. Sixteen species (including at least one undescribed) in nine genera occur in AB. Th e subfamily is need of revision. The only recent taxonomic work on the group is a revision of the genus Macrochilo ( Ferguson 1982 ) . Most AB species were treated by Forbes (1954) . 1654 * R Idia americalis (Guenée, 1854) E May – L Sep M B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1655 * R Idia aemula (Hübner, 1814) L Jun – L Aug – B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1962) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1656 * R Idia sp. nr. aemula (Hübner, 1814) L Jun – M Aug M B – T: Rings et al. (1992) L: Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1657 * R Idia lubricalis (Geyer, 1832) E Jul – E Sep – b g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1658 * R Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884) E Aug – M Aug – – G T: Mustelin (2006) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1659 * R Idia immaculalis (Hulst, 1886) E Jul – E Aug – – G L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, UASM 1660 R Phalaenophana pyramusalis (Walker, 1859) M May – M Jul – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, UASM 1661 * R Zanclognatha pedipilalis (Guenée, 1854) E Sep – – G T: Forbes (1954) L: Hooper (1988c) C: CNC 1662 R Zanclognatha lutalba (Smith, 1906) L Jun – E Aug – B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1663 R Chytolita petrealis (Grote, 1880) L May – E Aug M B g L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1664 R Macrochilo bivittata (Grote, 1877) Jul – E Aug – B g T: Ferguson (1982) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1665 R Macrochilo louisiana (Forbes, 1922) M Jul – L Aug – B – T: Ferguson (1982) L: None C: CNC, UASM 1665.1 * P Macrochilo absorptalis (Walker, 1859) ? – B G T: Ferguson (1982) 1666 R Phalaenostola metonalis (Walker, 1859) L Jun – E Aug M B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1667 R Phalaenostola hanhami (Smith, 1893) L Jul – E Aug – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1667.1 * P Renia flavipunctalis (Geyer, 1832) ? – – G T: Forbes (1954) 1668 R Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 M Jun – M Jul – B G T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1669 R Palthis angulalis (Hübner, 1796) L May – E Aug M B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Prentice (1962) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 60.4. Pangraptinae A group of relatively small ( 20 – 30 mm wingspan) moths, with broad, slightly scalloped wings. Only recently recognized as a valid family-group (see summary in Lafontaine and Schmidt in press), Pangraptinae currently contains only two species in two genera in North America, with additional species in Pangrapta (likely representing multiple unrecognized genera) in the Old World tropics. Only Pangrapta decoralis , the type-species of the genus, occurs in AB. 1670 * R Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818 L Jun – B – T: Forbes (1954) , Covell (1984) L: None C: UASM 60.5. Rivulinae Small ( 15–20 mm wingspan), broad-winged nocturnal moths. Th e subfamily is defined mainly by larval characters, but adults also have unique microsculpturing of the proboscis. Although this group was included in the Hypeninae by Kitching and Rawlins (1999), Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005) placed the rivulines in their own subfamily, as they share no derived characters with the Hypeninae . Unlike many of the other primitive quadrifine groups, the larvae feed on living vascular plants. There are relatively few Rivulinae species globally; a number of species in the genus Rivula are found worldwide. Nine species in three genera occur in North America, one of which occurs in AB. The group is in need of revision, but the sole AB species was treated by Forbes (1954) and Covell (1984) . 1671 R Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 L Jun – M Aug m B g T: Forbes (1954) , Covell (1984) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 60.6. Hypeninae A relatively small subfamily of medium-sized ( 30–50 mm wingspan) moths with broadly triangular (deltoid) forewings and elongate palps. Adults of several AB species are sexually dimorphic. Several species hibernate and overwinter as adults. The group is defined by a unique set of larval characters ( Beck 1999 – 2000 ). Some larvae are semiloopers. Th ey feed on various vascular plants. Hypeninae occur worldwide. In North America, the subfamily is comprised of about 30 species, all but one in the genus Hypena . Eight species in two genera occur in AB. Most of the species listed here were treated by Forbes (1954) . 1672 R Hypena bijugalis (Walker, 1859) M May – E Jul – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1673 R Hypena palparia (Walker, 1861) L Jun – L Jul – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Ives and Wong (1988) C: CNC, OLDS, UASM 1674 * R Hypena deceptalis (Walker, 1859) L Jun – E Jul – b g T: Forbes (1954) L: None C: BIRD, OLDS 1675 R Hypena atomaria Smith, 1903 L Jun – L Jul – B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 1676 R Hypena edictalis (Walker, 1859) L Jun – L Aug – B – T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, PMAE, UASM 1677 R Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 L Apr – E Jun; M M B g T: Forbes (1954) Aug – M Oct (H) L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) , Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 1678 R Hypena californica Behr, 1870 L Apr – E May; M B g L: Bowman (1951) , Crumb (1956) C: CNC, UASM L Aug (H) 1678.1 * P Hypena scabra (Fabricius, 1798) ? – b g T: Forbes (1954) 1679 * R Hypena eductalis Walker, [1859] E Jun – E Aug – B g T: Forbes (1954) L: Bowman (1951) C: CNC, NFRC, UASM 60.7. Scoliopteryginae Medium-sized ( 40–70 mm wingspan), robust moths, often with prominent ‘beaked’ palps and a sinuate forewing anal margin. Th e proboscis of adults is modified with tearing hooks for piercing fruit. This subfamily was previously treated as a subgroup of the Calpinae (Lafontaine and Schmidt in press). This group is most widespread and has the greatest species richness in the tropical regions of the world. Eleven species occur in North America. A diagnosis of the single species occurring in AB was treated by Forbes (1954) and Covell (1984) .