Species Details
Frankliniella acheta
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SeasonalityAdults collected in July and August.
IdentificationBody size varies around 1.2mm in length and is dark brown to black. Fore tibiae and tarsi are lighter brown or yellowish compared to body colour. Antennal segments 3 and 4 are paler than the rest of the antennal segments, which are dark brown like the rest of the body. Fore wings are dark brown, except for a paler spot just beyond the wing scale. Head is almost as long as wide and the pronotum has anastomosing lines of sculpture. Intermediate antennal segments are elongated, and antennal segment 8 is 3 times as long as wide. Females are macropterous (Hood, 1925). All body setae are short as is characteristic of members of the Minuta Complex (Sakimura and O'Neill, 1979).
Scientific Name
Frankliniella acheta
Habitat
Arnica cordifolia, yarrow, prairie, alpine meadow and Dryas sp. (Chiasson, 1986).
Seasonality
Adults collected in July and August.
Identification
Body size varies around 1.2mm in length and is dark brown to black. Fore tibiae and tarsi are lighter brown or yellowish compared to body colour. Antennal segments 3 and 4 are paler than the rest of the antennal…
Body size varies around 1.2mm in length and is dark brown to black. Fore tibiae and tarsi are lighter brown or yellowish compared to body colour. Antennal segments 3 and 4 are paler than the rest of the antennal segments, which are dark brown like the rest of the body. Fore wings are dark brown, except for a paler spot just beyond the wing scale. Head is almost as long as wide and the pronotum has anastomosing lines of sculpture. Intermediate antennal segments are elongated, and antennal segment 8 is 3 times as long as wide. Females are macropterous (Hood, 1925). All body setae are short as is characteristic of members of the Minuta Complex (Sakimura and O'Neill, 1979).
Life History
Undocumented.
Conservation
Undocumented.
Diet Info
Undocumented.
Range
This species is found at higher elevations in Colorado (Sakimura and O'Neill, 1979), and in Alberta and Saskatchewan (Chiasson, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Frankliniella acheta
Page Citation
"Species Details - Frankliniella acheta, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3449. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Sakimura, K. and K. O'Neill
Title
Frankliniella, Redefinition of Genus and Revision of the Minuta group species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae).
Publication Date
1979
Series Title
United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin
Volume
1572
Pages
1-49
Author
Hood, J. D.
Title
New Species of Frankliniella (Thysanoptera).
Publication Date
1925
Series Title
Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society
Volume
20
Pages
71-78
Author
Chiasson, H.
Title
Synopsis of the Thysanoptera (Thrips) of Canada.
Publication Date
1986
Specimen Information
There are 4 specimens of this Species.
UASM44353 - Frankliniella acheta
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park
Collected ByKuchar, P.
Date Collected1972-07-11/1972-07-27
UASM48399 - Frankliniella acheta
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bellevue
Collected ByHeming, B. S.
Date Collected1969-08-02
UASM32040 - Frankliniella acheta
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByHeming, B. S.
Date Collected1970-06-23
UASM32041 - Frankliniella acheta
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByHeming, B. S.
Date Collected1970-06-23