SeasonalityAdults have been collected from 15 June to 24 July.IdentificationMedium-sized brown to black species with silvery setae and reddish to brownish legs. The sides of the pronotum are convex, hind angles of the pronotum bear a distinct carina and the pronotal punctures are relatively dense. Length is between 11 and 13 mm.
Scientific NameCtenicera arataHabitat
Boreal forests.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected from 15 June to 24 July.
Identification
Medium-sized brown to black species with silvery setae and reddish to brownish legs. The sides of the pronotum are convex, hind angles of the pronotum bear a distinct carina and the pronotal punctures are relatively…
Medium-sized brown to black species with silvery setae and reddish to brownish legs. The sides of the pronotum are convex, hind angles of the pronotum bear a distinct carina and the pronotal punctures are relatively dense. Length is between 11 and 13 mm.
Life History
Larvae live in leaf litter.
Conservation
Uncommon.
Range
Boreal forests south to Edson. In North America, Yukon to Newfoundland, south to British Columbia in the west and New York state in the east.
Citation
Page Citation for Ctenicera arata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Ctenicera arata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3335. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 5 specimens of this Species.
5 results plotted on map in 2 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Colin LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.Date Collected2002-07-09
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.Date Collected2004-07-11
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.Date Collected2004-07-11
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.Date Collected2004-07-11
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Macaulay, D.; Macaulay, S.Date Collected2004-07-11