Species Details
Gillmeria pallidactyla
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SeasonalityAdults are on the wing in summer (June - August).
IdentificationA small moth with yellowish forewings. The third hindwing lobe is unscaled. In the male genitalia, aedeagus is short, uncus is knobbed and the sacculus and saccus are simple. See also Platptilia carduidactyla (Riley) and P. percnodactyla (Wlsm.).
Scientific Name
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Habitat
Open meadows.
Seasonality
Adults are on the wing in summer (June - August).
Identification
A small moth with yellowish forewings. The third hindwing lobe is unscaled. In the male genitalia, aedeagus is short, uncus is knobbed and the sacculus and saccus are simple. See also Platptilia carduidactyla…
A small moth with yellowish forewings. The third hindwing lobe is unscaled. In the male genitalia, aedeagus is short, uncus is knobbed and the sacculus and saccus are simple. See also Platptilia carduidactyla (Riley) and P. percnodactyla (Wlsm.).
Life History
Unknown.
Conservation
A common species.
Diet Info
No Alberta data. Elsewhere yarrow (Achillea sp.) has been recorded as a larval host (Lange, 1950).
Range
Found throughout Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Gillmeria pallidactyla
Page Citation
"Species Details - Gillmeria pallidactyla, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1843. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 59 specimens of this Species.
UASM1051 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-28
UASM8030 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1924-07-11
UASM8032 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1925-07-06
UASM8033 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1941-07-16
UASM8037 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1936-07-08
UASM8039 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-07-16
UASM8031 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-06-25
UASM8038 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1926-06-26
UASM8035 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-07-16
UASM8036 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-23
UASM8040 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-07-16
UASM978 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Barrhead
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-07-25
UASM1234 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Drumheller
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected1998-06-04
UASM1232 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Fort Mackay
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-07-01
UASM1238 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected1998-06-23
UASM1945 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Olds
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-08-04
UASM1959 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pinhorn Ranch
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected1998-07-27
UASM958 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-07-12
UASM1953 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rumsey Ecological Reserve
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected1998-06-26
UASM960 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kneehill
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-06-19
UASM979 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kneehill
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected2000-06-12