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Euchlaena madusaria

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SeasonalityIn Alberta the peak flight activity is from late June to mid July. IdentificationGround colour yellow-tan with fine, well-defined AM, PM and subterminal lines. Outer third of forewing darker, more pronounced than in other Euchlaena, with a contrasting pale apical dash. Forewing margin smooth not serrate as in johnsonaria, lacks pronounced discal spots of E. obtusaria.
Scientific Name Euchlaena madusaria Habitat Dry woodlands in the montane, prairie, and southern boreal region. Seasonality In Alberta the peak flight activity is from late June to mid July. Identification
Ground colour yellow-tan with fine, well-defined AM, PM and subterminal lines. Outer third of forewing darker, more pronounced than in other Euchlaena, with a contrasting pale apical dash. Forewing margin smooth not…
Ground colour yellow-tan with fine, well-defined AM, PM and subterminal lines. Outer third of forewing darker, more pronounced than in other Euchlaena, with a contrasting pale apical dash. Forewing margin smooth not serrate as in johnsonaria, lacks pronounced discal spots of E. obtusaria.
Life History The adults are nocturnal and come to light. Up to 225 eggs are laid, which hatch in about ten days. The grey brown striped larvae resemble twigs, and overwinter when nearly mature (McGuffin 1981). Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info
Prentice (1963) reports two larval collections from buffaloberry (Sheperdia canadensis) in the Alberta foothills, and one collection on douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). McGuffin (1981) also lists jack pine (Pinus…
Prentice (1963) reports two larval collections from buffaloberry (Sheperdia canadensis) in the Alberta foothills, and one collection on douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). McGuffin (1981) also lists jack pine (Pinus banksiana) as a host, but given that Prentice (1963) reports only one collection of madusaria from a conifer out of the thousands of conifer tree samples, confers are not likely usual hosts. Records of this species at prairie localities where both conifer
Range Southern interior BC east to Nova Scotia, south to FL, MO and OR (McGuffin 1981)

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"Species Details - Euchlaena madusaria, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4200. Accessed 03 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Schmidt, B. C.
Role species page author
Date 2003-08

References

Specimen Information

There are 47 specimens of this Species.

47 results plotted on map in 26 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

BIRD20497 - Euchlaena madusaria

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2007-07-04

UASM187596 - Euchlaena madusaria

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C. Date Collected2005-07-07

JD4996 - Euchlaena madusaria

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Orion Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2008-07-08

JD5846 - Euchlaena madusaria

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Valemount Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Proshek, B. Date Collected2008-07-14

CBCC1263 - Euchlaena madusaria

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Moose Lake Provincial Park Collected ByChristensen, C. B. Date Collected2005-06-25

Adult Seasonal Distribution