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Species Details

Scoliopteryx libatrix

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Common NameThe Herald SeasonalityAdults fly in Alberta from late March through early October, with a gap in July. Adults hibernate. IdentificationUnmistakable. A medium-size (3.8-4.3 cm wingspan) orange-brown moth with falcate and strongly scalloped forewings. The forewing is crossed by a faint antemedian and prominent, slightly curved, doubled pale postmedian line. A broad brighter orange basal streak expands into the median area. The hindwings are dull orange-brown. Antennae of males are bipectinate. Scoliopteryx belongs to the Noctuid subfamily Catocalinae.
Scientific Name Scoliopteryx libatrix Common Name The Herald Habitat Wooded areas. Seasonality Adults fly in Alberta from late March through early October, with a gap in July. Adults hibernate. Identification
Unmistakable. A medium-size (3.8-4.3 cm wingspan) orange-brown moth with falcate and strongly scalloped forewings. The forewing is crossed by a faint antemedian and prominent, slightly curved, doubled pale postmedian…
Unmistakable. A medium-size (3.8-4.3 cm wingspan) orange-brown moth with falcate and strongly scalloped forewings. The forewing is crossed by a faint antemedian and prominent, slightly curved, doubled pale postmedian line. A broad brighter orange basal streak expands into the median area. The hindwings are dull orange-brown. Antennae of males are bipectinate. Scoliopteryx belongs to the Noctuid subfamily Catocalinae.
Life History
The Herald emerges from the pupae in late summer or early fall, then hibernates. Hibernating adults may be found in barns and other buildings, and numbers have been found in limestone caves in Manitoba. The adults…
The Herald emerges from the pupae in late summer or early fall, then hibernates. Hibernating adults may be found in barns and other buildings, and numbers have been found in limestone caves in Manitoba. The adults re-appear in spring and lay eggs. The larvae, which are solitary defoliators on willow and poplars, are bright green with a yellow dorsal stripe. The larvae pupate in summer, in a slight cocoon between leaves of the host-plant. Adults are nocturnal and come to both light and sugar bait. The larva is illustrated in Ives and Wong (1988) as well as with adults on a number of websites
Conservation An uncommon but very widespread species; no concerns. Diet Info Mainly willow of many species (Salix spp.), also poplar (Populus sp.) (Prentice, 1962). Range Holarctic; in North America from NFLD to Vancouver Island, south to northern Mexico. Throughout the wooded areas of Alberta.

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"Species Details - Scoliopteryx libatrix, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3872/9-249170. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 67 specimens of this Species.

67 results plotted on map in 45 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM185908 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Castlegar Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1995-06-16

UASM185909 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Hayes Creek Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-04-21

UASM185910 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-06-09

UASM185911 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Okanagan Falls Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1990-08-20/1990-08-27

UASM185912 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Salmon Arm Collected ByBorkent, A.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected1994-04-15/1994-05-08

UASM185913 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Whatcom county, Colonial Creek Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-09-27

UASM185914 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater Collected ByAnweiler; Schmidt Date Collected2000-09-17

UASM185915 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dunstable Collected ByHudson, J. Date Collected1972-08-17

UASM185916 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Pocahontas Collected ByFuller, E. Date Collected1994-09-22

UASM185917 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Chelan county, Junior Point campground Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-06

UASM185918 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Chelan county, Junior Point campground Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-06

UASM185919 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Chelan county, Junior Point campground Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-06

UASM185920 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Salem Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2005-07-08

UASM185921 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Salem Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2005-07-08

UASM185922 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-01

UASM185923 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-01

UASM185924 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-01

UASM185963 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-06-04

UASM185964 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1919-05-24

UASM185965 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Gabriola Island Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected1988-05-26

UASM185966 - Scoliopteryx libatrix

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Gabriola Island Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected1988-06-09

Adult Seasonal Distribution