Species Details

Amphipyra glabella

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Common NameGrey Amphipyra SeasonalityAdults are on the wing in Alberta from early-mid August through early September. IdentificationA medium-size (3.3-4.0 cm wingspan) light ash or buff-grey moth. The forewing is powdery grey, with the antemedian line, orbicular spot and reniform spots all reduced to a few dark dots. The postmedian line is better marked, and consists of a sinuous line of dark spots. The subterminal line is a straight line of dark grey dots at the veins, and forms the boundary between the grey forewing and the contrasting pale grey or buff terminal area. The hindwings are light grey, darkening toward the margin. The antennae are simple, and the sexes are alike. The sharply contrasting pale terminal area on the grey forewings will separate glabella from other the moths found in southern Alberta in late summer and fall.

Scientific Name Amphipyra glabella Common Name Grey Amphipyra Habitat Dry deciduous woodland Seasonality Adults are on the wing in Alberta from early-mid August through early September. Identification
A medium-size (3.3-4.0 cm wingspan) light ash or buff-grey moth. The forewing is powdery grey, with the antemedian line, orbicular spot and reniform spots all reduced to a few dark dots. The postmedian line is better…
A medium-size (3.3-4.0 cm wingspan) light ash or buff-grey moth. The forewing is powdery grey, with the antemedian line, orbicular spot and reniform spots all reduced to a few dark dots. The postmedian line is better marked, and consists of a sinuous line of dark spots. The subterminal line is a straight line of dark grey dots at the veins, and forms the boundary between the grey forewing and the contrasting pale grey or buff terminal area. The hindwings are light grey, darkening toward the margin. The antennae are simple, and the sexes are alike. The sharply contrasting pale terminal area on the grey forewings will separate glabella from other the moths found in southern Alberta in late summer and fall.
Life History There is a single annual brood, with adults emerging in late summer. The probable overwintering stage is the egg. Adults come readily to both sugar bait and to light. Conservation A locally common, widespread species; no concerns. Diet Info No Alberta data; elsewhere in Canada reported from Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga taxifolia) (one record for each; Prentice, 1962). Range New York and Quebec west to southern BC, south to Georgia and Colorado. In Alberta, apparently confined to wooded areas along the river valleys on the plains, north at least to the Red Deer River at Tolman Bridge.

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"Species Details - Amphipyra glabella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2326. Accessed 06 Nov. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 24 specimens of this Species.

24 results plotted on map in 9 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM15311 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-22

UASM15328 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15329 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySeamans, H. L. Date Collected1922-07-28

UASM15332 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H. Date Collected1921-07-30

UASM15333 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H. Date Collected1925-07-22

UASM15338 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySeamans, H. L. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15340 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15341 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySeamans, H. L. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15342 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySeamans, H. L. Date Collected1920-08-31

UASM15343 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15344 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15345 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15349 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-08-21

UASM15350 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1926-08-21

UASM15348 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected BySeamans, H. L. Date Collected1922-07-28

UASM2460 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Recreational Area Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2001-08-05

UASM34534 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected1996-08-19

UASM24955 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1997-08-30

UASM58304 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected1999-09-08

UASM150210 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G. Date Collected2001-08-14/2001-08-15

UASM150211 - Amphipyra glabella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Great Sand Hills Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine Date Collected2003-07-29

Adult Seasonal Distribution