University of Alberta Museums Search

Species Details

Clepsis moeschleriana

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityLate August in Alberta, June to August elsewhere (Razowski 1979). IdentificationThe forewing varies from pale white to reddish brown but is most commonly light yellow. A brown line is normally prominent from the middle of the costa to the anal angle and a similarly coloured small mark near the apex. A small basal dark marking and reticulations throughout the forewing are also occasionally present. The hindwing is usually off-white, but can occasionally be grey.
Scientific Name Clepsis moeschleriana Habitat The alpine and subalpine. Seasonality Late August in Alberta, June to August elsewhere (Razowski 1979). Identification
The forewing varies from pale white to reddish brown but is most commonly light yellow. A brown line is normally prominent from the middle of the costa to the anal angle and a similarly coloured small mark near the…
The forewing varies from pale white to reddish brown but is most commonly light yellow. A brown line is normally prominent from the middle of the costa to the anal angle and a similarly coloured small mark near the apex. A small basal dark marking and reticulations throughout the forewing are also occasionally present. The hindwing is usually off-white, but can occasionally be grey.
Diet Info The larva feeds upon Subalpine Larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) in Alaska. (Razowski 2002) Range Alaska to Newfoundland, south in mountainous areas to New Hampshire, Colorado, and Utah. Also found in some mountain ranges in the northern Palearctic (Razowski 2002).

Citation

Page Citation for Clepsis moeschleriana

Page Citation

"Species Details - Clepsis moeschleriana, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-20542. Accessed 10 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Dombroskie, J. J.
Role species page author
Date 2009-04-16

References

Specimen Information

There is 1 specimen of this Species.

1 result plotted on map in 1 marker.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM51835 - Clepsis moeschleriana

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

Adult Seasonal Distribution