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Species Details
Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta in late June.
IdentificationA medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) long-winged moth with grey and tan forewings and shining white hindwings. The forewing is rusty tan overlaid by scattered grey scaling. The leading third and terminal areas are darker grey. The orbicular (white) and reniform (white with tan filling) are prominent, and there are pale patches in the subterminal area near the apex and in the middle. The veins in the center of the wing have diffuse white streaking. The head and thorax are pale grey, with rich ochre along the edges of the tegulae. The hindwings are shining white, with some darker scaling on the veins near the margin.
Scientific Name
Cerapoda stylata
Habitat
Arid native grasslands and badlands.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta in late June.
Identification
A medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) long-winged moth with grey and tan forewings and shining white hindwings. The forewing is rusty tan overlaid by scattered grey scaling. The leading third and terminal areas are…
A medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) long-winged moth with grey and tan forewings and shining white hindwings. The forewing is rusty tan overlaid by scattered grey scaling. The leading third and terminal areas are darker grey. The orbicular (white) and reniform (white with tan filling) are prominent, and there are pale patches in the subterminal area near the apex and in the middle. The veins in the center of the wing have diffuse white streaking. The head and thorax are pale grey, with rich ochre along the edges of the tegulae. The hindwings are shining white, with some darker scaling on the veins near the margin.
Life History
Poorly known. The immature stages are apparently unknown.
Conservation
Known from only one site in Canada, where it reaches the northern extremity of its range. Should be
Diet Info
unknown
Range
From extreme southeastern Alberta south to at least Arizona. Known in Canada only from the Lost River valley west of Onefour, Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Cerapoda stylata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cerapoda stylata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3757/9-184351. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 32 specimens of this Species.
UASM125205 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2001-07-21
UASM125206 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM125207 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM125208 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM125209 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM125210 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM125211 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lake county, Alkali Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2001-07-19
UASM125212 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lake county, Alkali Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2001-07-19
UASM125213 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lake county, Alkali Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2001-07-19
UASM125214 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lake county, Alkali Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2001-07-19
UASM125215 - Cerapoda stylata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lost River
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2000-06-26/2000-06-27