Species Details
Stiria rugifrons
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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from mid-July through mid-August.
IdentificationA rather large (3.2-4.2 cm wingspan) bright yellow moth with red-brown markings. The forewings are yellow with a large spot-like basal dash, a large spot
midway along the lower margin, and a dark terminal band, all reddish-brown. The hindwings are white, suffused with red-brown scales on the outer half in the males, and over most of the wing in females. The bright yellow color and bold pattern is unlike any other Alberta moth. The larvae are described in Poole, 1995
Scientific Name
Stiria rugifrons
Habitat
Dry open areas; disturbed sites such as old fields, eroding badlands and sand dunes.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from mid-July through mid-August.
Identification
A rather large (3.2-4.2 cm wingspan) bright yellow moth with red-brown markings. The forewings are yellow with a large spot-like basal dash, a large spot
midway along the lower margin, and a dark terminal band, all…
A rather large (3.2-4.2 cm wingspan) bright yellow moth with red-brown markings. The forewings are yellow with a large spot-like basal dash, a large spot
midway along the lower margin, and a dark terminal band, all reddish-brown. The hindwings are white, suffused with red-brown scales on the outer half in the males, and over most of the wing in females. The bright yellow color and bold pattern is unlike any other Alberta moth. The larvae are described in Poole, 1995
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single brood each year, with adults flying in late summer. Like the other members of the subfamily, the larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of their host plants.
Conservation
Uncommon to rare at the northwestern edge of their range in Alberta.
Diet Info
No Alberta data. Larvae have been found on the sunflower Helianthus microcephalus in Ohio (Poole, 1995), and native sunflowers are the probable host in Alberta.
Range
Northern Florida north to Virginia and southern Ohio, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, Wyoming, Colorado and west Texas. In Alberta it has been collected from Lethbridge north and east to the Wainwright dunes.
Citation
Page Citation for Stiria rugifrons
Page Citation
"Species Details - Stiria rugifrons, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3850. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Poole, R. W.
Title
Noctuoidea: Noctuidae (Part) Cucullinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae
Publication Date
1995
Specimen Information
There are 13 specimens of this Species.
UASM15421 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1924-08-02
UASM24080 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2002-07-13
UASM41575 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected1999-08-13
UASM41599 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1925-07-11
UASM58041 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2004-06-04
UASM41329 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2005-07-21
UASM77995 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2005-07-21
UASM110926 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-10
UASM110931 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-10
UASM110942 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-10
UASM110944 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-10
JD5110 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Orion
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A.
Date Collected2008-07-08
UASM99885 - Stiria rugifrons
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-07-09