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Species Details

Anaplectoides prasina

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

SeasonalityLate June through mid August, with the peak in July. IdentificationA relatively large (4.5 - 6 cm wingspan) olive or yellow-green, brown and white moth. The basal area and the upper postmedian areas are mottled white. The green coloring changes considerably depending on light and the age of specimens, but in fresh specimens and live ones it occurs in wide, longitudinal stripes. The orbicular and reniform spot are large, filled with brown or olive, and outlined in black, the reniform with a double outline. The hindwings are sooty brown with a diffuse lighter brown terminal band. Sexes similar, antennae simple. Related species of Anaplectoides are grey and brown, without any green.
Scientific Name Anaplectoides prasina Habitat It occurs in wooded areas. In Alberta it is most often collected in the parklands, southern boreal forest and mountains. Seasonality Late June through mid August, with the peak in July. Identification
A relatively large (4.5 - 6 cm wingspan) olive or yellow-green, brown and white moth. The basal area and the upper postmedian areas are mottled white. The green coloring changes considerably depending on light and the…
A relatively large (4.5 - 6 cm wingspan) olive or yellow-green, brown and white moth. The basal area and the upper postmedian areas are mottled white. The green coloring changes considerably depending on light and the age of specimens, but in fresh specimens and live ones it occurs in wide, longitudinal stripes. The orbicular and reniform spot are large, filled with brown or olive, and outlined in black, the reniform with a double outline. The hindwings are sooty brown with a diffuse lighter brown terminal band. Sexes similar, antennae simple. Related species of Anaplectoides are grey and brown, without any green.
Life History Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single annual brood in Alberta. They overwinter as partly grown larvae. Diet Info
A general feeder on forbs, shrubs, and other low-growing plants (Wagner, unpub.). Jones (1951) stated that in autumn they feed on low plants, including Rumex, and in spring on shoots of willow and Vaccinium sp. Other…
A general feeder on forbs, shrubs, and other low-growing plants (Wagner, unpub.). Jones (1951) stated that in autumn they feed on low plants, including Rumex, and in spring on shoots of willow and Vaccinium sp. Other reported hosts include Rubus sp., Poplar, Ribes, Malus, and Vaccinium.
Range Holarctic; widespread in North America, from Newfoundland south to North Carolina, north to the Northwest Territories and west to British Columbia; also in Eurasia. Notes Anaplectoides prasina is pretty much unmistakable. Our only other large green noctuids are the spring-flying Feralia species, which have a different pattern.

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"Species Details - Anaplectoides prasina, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-23966/9-251487. Accessed 09 Feb. 2025.

Specimen Information

There are 69 specimens of this Species.

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

UASM18563 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1919-07-22

UASM18573 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-04

UASM18576 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1919-07-11

UASM18577 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1916-07-19

UASM18580 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-08

UASM18582 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-19

UASM18583 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1933-08-14

UASM18585 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-24

UASM18588 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1923-07-27

UASM18595 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-08

UASM18596 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1916-07-19

UASM18598 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-07-19

UASM18606 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1942-07-21

UASM18610 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1916-07-19

UASM18616 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1928-07-05

UASM7273 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-08-04

UASM41544 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brown Creek Provincial Recreation Area Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2000-07-14/2000-07-16

CBCC1006 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByChristensen, C. B. Date Collected2005-07-09

BIRD14502 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2000-07-22

BIRD14503 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2000-07-22

BIRD14504 - Anaplectoides prasina

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2000-07-28

Adult Seasonal Distribution