Species Details
Trachea delicata
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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from early June through to the later half of August.
IdentificationA medium-size moth (3.6-3.8 cm wingspan) dark brown moth. Forewings are dark brown, with the orbicular, reniform and claviform spots prominent and marked with black scales. The subterminal line is narrow and somewhat erratic, marked with a mixture of pale pink and black scales. The most prominent marking is the pale pink-brown oblique stripe running from a point between the orbicular and the reniform to the subterminal line near the anal angle. Hindwings are slightly paler brown than the forewings. Antennae are simple and the sexes are similar.
Scientific Name
Trachea delicata
Habitat
Wooded portions of the Grasslands region.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from early June through to the later half of August.
Identification
A medium-size moth (3.6-3.8 cm wingspan) dark brown moth. Forewings are dark brown, with the orbicular, reniform and claviform spots prominent and marked with black scales. The subterminal line is narrow and…
A medium-size moth (3.6-3.8 cm wingspan) dark brown moth. Forewings are dark brown, with the orbicular, reniform and claviform spots prominent and marked with black scales. The subterminal line is narrow and somewhat erratic, marked with a mixture of pale pink and black scales. The most prominent marking is the pale pink-brown oblique stripe running from a point between the orbicular and the reniform to the subterminal line near the anal angle. Hindwings are slightly paler brown than the forewings. Antennae are simple and the sexes are similar.
Life History
The adults are nocturnal and come to light, and also to bait. The flight period is very long, and may indicate more than one generation per year.
Conservation
An uncommon but widespread species, at the western edge of its range in southern Alberta.
Diet Info
Unknown.
Range
New England and Quebec across southern Canada to southern Alberta and south to Kentucky, Kansas and Colorado. In Alberta, it has been collected in the wooded parts of the Grasslands region, north to Olds and Tolman Bridge
Citation
Page Citation for Trachea delicata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Trachea delicata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1504. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
References
Author
Handfield, L.
Title
Le guide des papillons du Quebec.
Publication Date
1999
Pages
536
Author
Forbes, William T. M.
Title
The Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states : Part 1
Publication Date
1923
Series Title
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir
Volume
1
Pages
729
Specimen Information
There are 21 specimens of this Species.
UASM15309 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1943-07-23
UASM15327 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1943-07-23
UASM15330 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1943-07-23
UASM15334 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1923-06-11
UASM15335 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1943-08-17
UASM15346 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1943-08-05
UASM19936 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2000-06-28/2000-06-29
UASM19982 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Provincial Recreational Area
Collected ByMengersen, E.
Date Collected2001-06-06/2001-06-07
UASM57323 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2004-07-04
BIRD9903 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2003-06-30
UASM58504 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-06-14
UASM58511 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-06-14
UASM41986 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-06-14
UASM130623 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2000-06-28
UASM130624 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2000-06-26/2000-06-27
UASM130625 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River
Collected ByMacaulay; Machney; Pohl
Date Collected2001-06-27
UASM130626 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Port Colborne
Collected ByDeGryse, J.
Date Collected1983-06-22
UASM130627 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Long Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2003-08-21
UASM130628 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Long Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2004-07-20
UASM130629 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Great Sand Hills
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-29
UASM99892 - Trachea delicata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-07-09