Species Details
Euchlaena tigrinaria
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Common NameMottled Euchlaena
SeasonalityIn Alberta flies June and July, peaking late June to early July.
IdentificationBright ochre-yellow ground colour with heavy black mottling. The amount of mottling is variable, but no other Alberta Euchlaena has black patches and speckles over most of the wing.
Scientific Name
Euchlaena tigrinaria
Common Name
Mottled Euchlaena
Habitat
Deciduous forests and parkland.
Seasonality
In Alberta flies June and July, peaking late June to early July.
Identification
Bright ochre-yellow ground colour with heavy black mottling. The amount of mottling is variable, but no other Alberta Euchlaena has black patches and speckles over most of the wing.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. The larva, illustrated in Wagner et al. (2001), is mottled brown, and rests in the typical dead-twig posture with only the hindlegs resting on the substrate. This is the most…
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. The larva, illustrated in Wagner et al. (2001), is mottled brown, and rests in the typical dead-twig posture with only the hindlegs resting on the substrate. This is the most common species of Euchlaena in Alberta.
Conservation
Not of concern.
Diet Info
The favoured larval host is white birch (Betula papyrifera) according to Prentice (1963), with occasional larval collections on also from Salix and Populus tremuloides, Holidscus discolor and Pinus contorta (McGuffin 1981).
The favoured larval host is white birch (Betula papyrifera) according to Prentice (1963), with occasional larval collections on also from Salix and Populus tremuloides, Holidscus discolor and Pinus contorta (McGuffin 1981).
Range
Coastal BC east to southwestern PQ, south to OR, MO, WI, GA and TX (McGuffin 1981, Wagner et al 2001).
Citation
Page Citation for Euchlaena tigrinaria
Page Citation
"Species Details - Euchlaena tigrinaria, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3954. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
References
Author
Prentice, R. M.
Title
Forest Lepidoptera of Canada. (1963)
Publication Date
1963
Volume
3
Pages
281
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. 3
Publication Date
1981
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Volume
117
Pages
153
Specimen Information
There are 105 specimens of this Species.
UASM7062 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2000-06-28
UASM9888 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-06-16
UASM9914 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1950-06-26
UASM9926 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-06-14
UASM9930 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1933-07-01
UASM9933 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1932-06-17
UASM9939 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-12
UASM9941 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1946-06-21
UASM9947 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-06-16
UASM9952 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1916-06-29
UASM9953 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-06
UASM9954 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1915-06-23
UASM9955 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1915-06-23
UASM9956 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1946-07-12
UASM9957 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1918-06-23
UASM9958 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1917-07-04
UASM9959 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1915-06-29
UASM9960 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1915-06-23
UASM9961 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1921-06-26
UASM9962 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1916-07-10
UASM9963 - Euchlaena tigrinaria
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-06-28