Species Details
Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityIn Alberta there is a single record for late August.
IdentificationE. murdocki belongs to the detersa group of the subgenus Euxoa. It is a relatively small Euxoa species (wingspan 2.8-3.1 cm.). The forewing is rusty orange, crossed by a wide blue-grey median band, which incorporates the large blue-grey orbicular and reniform spots. The antemedian and postmedian lines are black, bordered by a mirror image in light brown. There is a dark grey-brown terminal band. Hindwings are light sooty-buff. The rusty-orange basal and subterminal area with the grey median area is a unique pattern among the Euxoa.
Scientific Name
Euxoa murdocki
Habitat
Dry open montane pine and fir forest.
Seasonality
In Alberta there is a single record for late August.
Identification
E. murdocki belongs to the detersa group of the subgenus Euxoa. It is a relatively small Euxoa species (wingspan 2.8-3.1 cm.). The forewing is rusty orange, crossed by a wide blue-grey median band, which incorporates…
E. murdocki belongs to the detersa group of the subgenus Euxoa. It is a relatively small Euxoa species (wingspan 2.8-3.1 cm.). The forewing is rusty orange, crossed by a wide blue-grey median band, which incorporates the large blue-grey orbicular and reniform spots. The antemedian and postmedian lines are black, bordered by a mirror image in light brown. There is a dark grey-brown terminal band. Hindwings are light sooty-buff. The rusty-orange basal and subterminal area with the grey median area is a unique pattern among the Euxoa.
Life History
There is a single annual brood, which flies in late summer. Adults come to light.
Conservation
An uncommon species, at the extreme eastern edge of its range in western Alberta.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
A western species, occurring mainly west of the continental divide, from western Montana and western Colorado west to southern California, and north to the southern interior of British Columbia. A specimen from Banff…
A western species, occurring mainly west of the continental divide, from western Montana and western Colorado west to southern California, and north to the southern interior of British Columbia. A specimen from Banff is the only record for Alberta, and is apparently the only specimen known from east of the continental divide.
Citation
Page Citation for Euxoa murdocki
Page Citation
"Species Details - Euxoa murdocki, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2363. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
References
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald
Title
Classification and Phylogeny of the Euxoa detersa Group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Publication Date
1981
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
17
Pages
1-120
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald
Title
Noctuoidea : Noctuidae (part)
Publication Date
1987
Pages
237
Specimen Information
There are 63 specimens of this Species.
UASM17876 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByOttolengui, R.
Date Collected1916-08-29
JD1909 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A.
Date Collected2006-09-01
UASM109906 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109907 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109908 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109909 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109910 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109911 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109912 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109913 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109914 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109915 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109916 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109917 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109918 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109919 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109920 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109921 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109922 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109923 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
UASM109924 - Euxoa murdocki
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04