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Species Details
Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
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/2-1843/9-429707. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 59 specimens of this Species.
UASM1231 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Zama Lake
Collected ByMacaulay, D.
Date Collected1999-08-07
BIRD919 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2002-07-13
BIRD920 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2003-07-04
BIRD921 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2003-07-17
BIRD922 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2003-07-21
UASM27957 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Moose Mountain
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2001-07-07
UASM34178 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Recreational Area
Collected ByMengersen, E.
Date Collected2001-06-21
UASM34179 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Recreational Area
Collected ByMengersen, E.
Date Collected2001-06-21
UASM34181 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Recreational Area
Collected ByMengersen, E.
Date Collected2001-06-21
UASM34184 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundre
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2002-07-28
BIRD36602 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2013-07-09
BIRD17123 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-12
BIRD17124 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-12
BIRD17125 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-12
BIRD17126 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-12
BIRD17127 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-17
BIRD17128 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-17
BIRD17129 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-24
BIRD17130 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-24
BIRD17131 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-24
BIRD17132 - Gillmeria pallidactyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2006-06-24