Species Details

Crambus trichusalis

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SeasonalityLate July and August. IdentificationA medium sized Crambus (24-27 mm wingspan). Forewing yellowish gray with a thin stripe along the anal margin and one below the costa; discal stripe narrow, not widening towards the apex, with a slight tooth below at the inner third; lacking a white patch between the discal stripe and the subterminal line; terminal line with four or five black dots below. Regarded as a synonym of C. dumetellus by Fernald (1896) but shown not to be so by Kearfott (1908). Crambus dumetellus is now regarded as a synonym of C. whitmerellus. Crambus trichusalis is easily separated from whitmerellus by having the narrow discal stripe which does not widen towards the end.

Scientific Name Crambus trichusalis Habitat Native grassland. Seasonality Late July and August. Identification
A medium sized Crambus (24-27 mm wingspan). Forewing yellowish gray with a thin stripe along the anal margin and one below the costa; discal stripe narrow, not widening towards the apex, with a slight tooth below at…
A medium sized Crambus (24-27 mm wingspan). Forewing yellowish gray with a thin stripe along the anal margin and one below the costa; discal stripe narrow, not widening towards the apex, with a slight tooth below at the inner third; lacking a white patch between the discal stripe and the subterminal line; terminal line with four or five black dots below. Regarded as a synonym of C. dumetellus by Fernald (1896) but shown not to be so by Kearfott (1908). Crambus dumetellus is now regarded as a synonym of C. whitmerellus. Crambus trichusalis is easily separated from whitmerellus by having the narrow discal stripe which does not widen towards the end.
Life History Not known. Conservation Seldom encountered, but probably not of concern. It should be on a "watch" list. Diet Info Unknown, probably grasses. Range A North American species known from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan (Kearfott 1908) and in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta (Bowman 1951). In addition, a specimen has been seen from Innisfail, Alberta.

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"Species Details - Crambus trichusalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2920. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Bird, C. D.
Role species page author
Date 2003-04

References

Specimen Information

There are 28 specimens of this Species.

28 results plotted on map in 10 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM39075 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

UASM39076 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

UASM39077 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

UASM39078 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-10

UASM39079 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-26

UASM39080 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-26

UASM39081 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-26

UASM39082 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-28

UASM39083 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-28

UASM39084 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-29

UASM39085 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-29

UASM39086 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-29

UASM42500 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

UASM42501 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1938-08-27

UASM42502 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1934-08-28

UASM42503 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Steveville Collected BySchmidt, Chris Date Collected1997-08-30

BIRD1328 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Big Knife Provincial Park Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-08-22

BIRD17095 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2005-09-03

BIRD17107 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2005-09-02

UASM92061 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2005-09-02

UASM92062 - Crambus trichusalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2005-09-02

Adult Seasonal Distribution