Species Details
Cisseps fulvicollis
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Common NameYellow-collared Scape Moth
SeasonalityMid July to mid August.
IdentificationSuperficially similar to Ctenucha virginica, but the wings are much narrower, and smaller overall.
Scientific Name
Cisseps fulvicollis
Common Name
Yellow-collared Scape Moth
Habitat
Prefers open jack pine uplands in the boreal forest.
Seasonality
Mid July to mid August.
Identification
Superficially similar to Ctenucha virginica, but the wings are much narrower, and smaller overall.
Life History
Adults are active by day, and can often by found nectaring at goldenrod (Solidago) flowers. Also attracted to ultraviolet light.
Conservation
Widespread, although not common
Diet Info
Grasses, lichens and Eleocharis (Handfield, 1999).
Range
Widespread throughout most of North America, north to Ft. Smith, N.W.T.
Citation
Page Citation for Cisseps fulvicollis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cisseps fulvicollis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-260. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Handfield, L.
Title
Le guide des papillons du Quebec.
Publication Date
1999
Pages
536
Author
Schmidt, B. C.
Title
The tiger moths (Arctiidae) of Alberta.
Publication Date
2000
Pages
36
Specimen Information
There are 79 specimens of this Species.
UASM12730 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1926-07-11
UASM12731 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1928-07-13
UASM12751 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1945-08-06
UASM12767 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1945-08-06
UASM12770 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1926-07-11
UASM12734 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-18
UASM12727 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bilby
Collected ByBryant, Owen
Date Collected1924-07-28
UASM12746 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tilley
Collected ByCarr, J. L.
Date Collected1941-07-01
UASM12733 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun
Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H.
Date Collected1929-07-31
UASM12739 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun
Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H.
Date Collected1929-07-31
UASM7044 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected1999-08-04
UASM43380 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-06-24
UASM43381 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-07-10
UASM43382 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-06-24
UASM43383 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-06-24
UASM34739 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Richardson River
Collected ByMacaulay, D.; Lawrie, D.
Date Collected2000-08-22
BIRD3008 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-02
BIRD3009 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-08
BIRD3010 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-12
BIRD3011 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-12
BIRD3012 - Cisseps fulvicollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-07-20