Species Details
Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
Common NameAmerican Barred Umber
SeasonalityPeak flight activity in Alberta is mid May through mid June.
IdentificationA mid-sized geometrid, ground colour tan heavily speckled with red-brown and a broad dark red-brown forewing median band with a straight AM border and an irregular PM border. Hindwing with dark PM line, heaviest at the anal margin. No other Alberta geometrid has a broad, evenly coloured median band like that of P. pulveraria.
Scientific Name
Plagodis pulveraria
Common Name
American Barred Umber
Habitat
Deciduous and mixedwood forest and woodlands.
Seasonality
Peak flight activity in Alberta is mid May through mid June.
Identification
A mid-sized geometrid, ground colour tan heavily speckled with red-brown and a broad dark red-brown forewing median band with a straight AM border and an irregular PM border. Hindwing with dark PM line, heaviest at…
A mid-sized geometrid, ground colour tan heavily speckled with red-brown and a broad dark red-brown forewing median band with a straight AM border and an irregular PM border. Hindwing with dark PM line, heaviest at the anal margin. No other Alberta geometrid has a broad, evenly coloured median band like that of P. pulveraria.
Life History
Adults are active both during the day and at night, and come to lights. A fairly common moth in the central boreal region of the province. The larvae are twig mimics, and pupate prior to winter among leaves tied…
Adults are active both during the day and at night, and come to lights. A fairly common moth in the central boreal region of the province. The larvae are twig mimics, and pupate prior to winter among leaves tied together with silk (McGuffin 1987).
Conservation
Not of concern.
Diet Info
Larvae are generalists on deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs, perhaps with a preference for the rose family; reported hosts include saskatoon (Amelanchier), choke cherry (Prunus), raspberry (Rubus), shrubby…
Larvae are generalists on deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs, perhaps with a preference for the rose family; reported hosts include saskatoon (Amelanchier), choke cherry (Prunus), raspberry (Rubus), shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla), paper birch (Betula), alder (Alnus), willows (Salix), white spruce (Picea) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga).
Range
Coastal BC east to Newfoundland, and from Ft. Smith, NWT south to CA, SD and GA (McGuffin 1987, Wagner et al. 2001).
Citation
Page Citation for Plagodis pulveraria
Page Citation
"Species Details - Plagodis pulveraria, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3950. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Wagner, D.L, D.L. Ferguson, T.L. McCabe and R.C. Reardon
Title
Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests
Publication Date
2001
Pages
239
Author
McGuffin, W. C.
Title
Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera): II. Subfamily Ennominae, 4
Publication Date
1987
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Volume
138
Pages
182
Specimen Information
There are 74 specimens of this Species.
UASM10999 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1942-05-24
UASM43261 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wagner Natural Area
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-05-21
UASM43262 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rocky Mountain House
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1997-06-07
UASM43263 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-05-31
UASM43264 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-05-31
BIRD3660 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-06-06
BIRD3661 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-06-17
BIRD3662 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-06-17
BIRD3663 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2000-06-29
BIRD3664 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rochon Sands Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-23
BIRD3665 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rochon Sands Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-23
BIRD3666 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rochon Sands Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-23
BIRD3667 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Big Knife Provincial Park
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-23
BIRD3668 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-25
BIRD3669 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-26
BIRD3670 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-05-31
BIRD3671 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-02
BIRD3672 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-05
BIRD3673 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-07
BIRD3674 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-11
BIRD3675 - Plagodis pulveraria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-11