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Species Details
Abagrotis vittifrons
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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from mid August through early September.
IdentificationA medium-size moth (3.4-3.5 cm wingspan) with dull black-brown
forewings with a sharply contrasting buff stripe along the leading edge, and white hindwings. The reniform, antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are faintly indicated with pale scales in most specimens, and the veins on the hindwingss are lightly lined with brown scales, more extensively in some females. This boldly marked moth is unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta species
Scientific Name
Abagrotis vittifrons
Habitat
Shrubby and treed areas along rivers valleys in the arid shortgrass prairie region.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from mid August through early September.
Identification
A medium-size moth (3.4-3.5 cm wingspan) with dull black-brown
forewings with a sharply contrasting buff stripe along the leading edge, and white hindwings. The reniform, antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines…
A medium-size moth (3.4-3.5 cm wingspan) with dull black-brown
forewings with a sharply contrasting buff stripe along the leading edge, and white hindwings. The reniform, antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are faintly indicated with pale scales in most specimens, and the veins on the hindwingss are lightly lined with brown scales, more extensively in some females. This boldly marked moth is unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta species
Life History
There is a single annual brood. The adults come to both light and sugar bait. The immature stages are unknown.
Conservation
Local and rare at the northern edge of their range in Alberta; no reasons for concern.
Diet Info
Unknown. Related species feed on woody shrubs.
Range
Eastern North Dakota and southwestern Saskatchewan west to the southern interior of British Columbia, south to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. In Alberta they have been collected along the Milk, Oldman…
Eastern North Dakota and southwestern Saskatchewan west to the southern interior of British Columbia, south to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. In Alberta they have been collected along the Milk, Oldman South Saskatchewan River valleys.
Citation
Page Citation for Abagrotis vittifrons
Page Citation
"Species Details - Abagrotis vittifrons, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3712/9-21774. Accessed 05 Feb. 2025.
References
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald
Title
Noctuoidea : Noctuidae (part-Noctuini)
Publication Date
1998
Pages
348
Specimen Information
There are 46 specimens of this Species.
UASM24070 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, South Saskatchewan River
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM24071 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, South Saskatchewan River
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM34651 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-09-04
JD1987 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A.
Date Collected2006-09-01
UASM108077 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108078 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108079 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108080 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108081 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108082 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108083 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108084 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108085 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108086 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108087 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108088 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108089 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108090 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108091 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108092 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03
UASM108093 - Abagrotis vittifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Deschutes county, Horse Ridge Summit
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-03