Species Details
Ctenucha virginica
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Common NameVirginia Ctenucha
SeasonalityMid June to early July.
IdentificationThe only other species with an orange collar on the thorax and metallic blue abdomen is Cisseps fulvicollis, which has markedly narrower wings and is smaller.
Royal Alberta Museum page
Royal Alberta Museum page
Scientific Name
Ctenucha virginica
Common Name
Virginia Ctenucha
Habitat
Found throughout open, grassy habitats in the aspen parkland and boreal region.
Seasonality
Mid June to early July.
Identification
The only other species with an orange collar on the thorax and metallic blue abdomen is Cisseps fulvicollis, which has markedly narrower wings and is smaller.
Royal Alberta Museum page
Royal Alberta Museum page
The only other species with an orange collar on the thorax and metallic blue abdomen is Cisseps fulvicollis, which has markedly narrower wings and is smaller.
Royal Alberta Museum page
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Widespread and common.
Diet Info
Grasses and sedges.
Range
Primarily a species of eastern North America, this species has apparently expanded its range westward in the last fifty years, since it was not recorded by Bowman (1951).
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Citation
Page Citation for Ctenucha virginica
Page Citation
"Species Details - Ctenucha virginica, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-259. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Schmidt, B. C.
Title
The tiger moths (Arctiidae) of Alberta.
Publication Date
2000
Pages
36
Specimen Information
There are 86 specimens of this Species.
UASM171665 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mink Lake
Collected ByMitchell, A.
Date Collected2001-06-21
UASM171666 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake Provincial Park
Collected BySchmidt; Anweiler
Date Collected2001-07-07
UASM171667 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tolman Bridge Provincial Recreational Area
Collected BySchmidt, C.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-07-01
UASM171668 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Cobourg
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
UASM171669 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston
Collected ByHensel, H.
UASM171670 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1999-06-21
UASM171671 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1999-06-21
UASM171672 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByTurgeon, M.
Date Collected1996-07-02
UASM171673 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByTurgeon, M.
Date Collected1996-07-14
UASM171674 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Saint-Basile
Collected ByHensel, H.
Date Collected1998-06-17
UASM171675 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rocky Mountain House
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1984-07-08
UASM171676 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rocky Mountain House
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1994-07-08
BIRD33754 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, J.J. Collett Natural Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2010-06-18
BIRD33755 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2010-07-10
BIRD35941 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2012-06-23
BIRD36834 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2013-06-29
BIRD37549 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, J.J. Collett Natural Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2014-06-21
BIRD37550 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2014-06-27
BIRD37551 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2014-07-12
BIRD37552 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2014-07-19
POHL-13-00971 - Ctenucha virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pigeon Lake
Collected ByPohl, G. R.
Date Collected1973-01-01/1973-12-31