Species Details

Pseudeva purpurigera

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Common NameStraight-lined Looper Moth SeasonalityAdults are on the wing in Alberta from late July and August. IdentificationA medium-size (2.8-3.4 cm wingspan) moth with pointed yellow-brown or rusty yellow forewings with brassy or yellow metallic blotches along the outer margins. The basal half of the forewing is mottled pink-brown and light yellow brown with scattered dark scales. The postmedian line is a fine dark line that bends sharply inward near the costa. It is bordered on the outside by a pale pink-brown streak that runs almost straight to the apex, and there is usually a small dark spot or two at the lower end of this line. The remainder of the outer wing area is darker rust. Reniform and orbicular spots are partially outlined in darker scales. Hindwings are much lighter yellow-brown with a fine faint median line and discal spot, darker toward the outer margin. Similar to Diachrysia aeroides, which is darker orange-brown and lacks the light and dark mottling of purpurigera.

Scientific Name Pseudeva purpurigera Common Name Straight-lined Looper Moth Habitat Open deciduous woodland, woodland edges and meadows. Seasonality Adults are on the wing in Alberta from late July and August. Identification
A medium-size (2.8-3.4 cm wingspan) moth with pointed yellow-brown or rusty yellow forewings with brassy or yellow metallic blotches along the outer margins. The basal half of the forewing is mottled pink-brown and…
A medium-size (2.8-3.4 cm wingspan) moth with pointed yellow-brown or rusty yellow forewings with brassy or yellow metallic blotches along the outer margins. The basal half of the forewing is mottled pink-brown and light yellow brown with scattered dark scales. The postmedian line is a fine dark line that bends sharply inward near the costa. It is bordered on the outside by a pale pink-brown streak that runs almost straight to the apex, and there is usually a small dark spot or two at the lower end of this line. The remainder of the outer wing area is darker rust. Reniform and orbicular spots are partially outlined in darker scales. Hindwings are much lighter yellow-brown with a fine faint median line and discal spot, darker toward the outer margin. Similar to Diachrysia aeroides, which is darker orange-brown and lacks the light and dark mottling of purpurigera.
Life History Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is one brood per year. Conservation A fairly common and widespread moth, at the western edge of its range here in Alberta. No concerns. Diet Info No Alberta data. Elsewhere, the larvae are reported to feed on species of Meadow-rue (Thalictrum sp.). Range
The Straight-lined looper ranges from Newfoundland, west across southern Canada to the foothills of Alberta, north to the southern edge of the Boreal Forest, south to Delaware, North Carolina and Illinois in the east…
The Straight-lined looper ranges from Newfoundland, west across southern Canada to the foothills of Alberta, north to the southern edge of the Boreal Forest, south to Delaware, North Carolina and Illinois in the east and Arizona and New Mexico in the west. In Alberta, it occurs north to at least, the Edmonton area and west to the beginning of the foothills at Gainford and Calgary. It is also present in the wooded portions of the valleys in the Grasslands region.

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"Species Details - Pseudeva purpurigera, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1136. Accessed 04 Oct. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 66 specimens of this Species.

66 results plotted on map in 25 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM13245 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-07-23

UASM13251 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM13252 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1921-07-27

UASM13253 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-07-28

UASM13254 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-24

UASM13255 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1921-07-15

UASM13256 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-08-06

UASM13257 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1921-07-28

UASM13258 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1945-08-14

UASM13259 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-15

UASM13260 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-07-19

UASM13261 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-07-28

UASM13262 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1910-07-14

UASM13263 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1914-07-18

UASM13264 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-07-07

UASM13265 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1943-07-27

UASM13266 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM13267 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-07-29

UASM13268 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-07-20

UASM13269 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1935-08-03

UASM13270 - Pseudeva purpurigera

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1921-07-21

Adult Seasonal Distribution