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Catastia actualis

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SeasonalityMid June to early July. IdentificationA large, dark brown Pyralid with a wingspan of 24-28 mm. The forewings have a blotchy AM line and a sinuous PM line; the basal and median areas are ashy fuscous, while the subterminal area is strigose fuscous; and there are two black discal dots. The hindwings are a uniform reddish brown. The fringe is light reddish brown. The genitalia are illustrated in Heinrich (1956). One is reminded of a large Pyla.
Scientific Name Catastia actualis Habitat Apparently restricted to areas of native grassland. Seasonality Mid June to early July. Identification
A large, dark brown Pyralid with a wingspan of 24-28 mm. The forewings have a blotchy AM line and a sinuous PM line; the basal and median areas are ashy fuscous, while the subterminal area is strigose fuscous; and…
A large, dark brown Pyralid with a wingspan of 24-28 mm. The forewings have a blotchy AM line and a sinuous PM line; the basal and median areas are ashy fuscous, while the subterminal area is strigose fuscous; and there are two black discal dots. The hindwings are a uniform reddish brown. The fringe is light reddish brown. The genitalia are illustrated in Heinrich (1956). One is reminded of a large Pyla.
Life History No information available. Conservation Never common and perhaps restricted to areas of natural prairie. Diet Info No information available. Range
A western North American species known from Manitoba west to British Columbia and south to Colorado and California (Heinrich 1956). Reported from Areas 7, 10, 18 and 20 in Alberta by Bowman (1951) as Dioryctria…
A western North American species known from Manitoba west to British Columbia and south to Colorado and California (Heinrich 1956). Reported from Areas 7, 10, 18 and 20 in Alberta by Bowman (1951) as Dioryctria actualis Hlst. Reported from Calgary by Neunzig (2003). There are specimens in UASM from Hillcrest and Edmonton. Additional collections have been at Buffalo Lake, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, East Arrowwood Coulee and Nevis.

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"Species Details - Catastia actualis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-24064. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

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Specimen Information

There are 16 specimens of this Species.

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

UASM42695 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42696 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42697 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-06-29

UASM42698 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42699 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1942-06-03

UASM42700 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42701 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42702 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM42703 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1922-06-25

BIRD29699 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nevis Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-07-07

BIRD29700 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-06-27

BIRD29701 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-06-27

BIRD29702 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rochon Sands Provincial Park Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-06-27

BIRD30538 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2005-06-21

BIRD30539 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2007-07-04

UASM92743 - Catastia actualis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2009-07-14

Adult Seasonal Distribution