Species Details

Euxoa simona

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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from late June through July. IdentificationA medium-size moth (4.0-4.4 cm wingspan). Forewings grey-brown, somewhat mottled with coppery brown or paler grey patches. Basal and antemedian lines poorly defined, often doubled, postmedian line usually not doubled, obscure and shortly toothed at the veins. Orbicular spot large, circular, and it and the reniform spot each have a dark outer ring, pale inner ring and a dark center. The short claviform is usually discernable. Terminal area slightly darker than rest of wing; fringe concolorous. Hindwings pale grey or dirty white suffused with smoky brown, heaviest toward the margin, and with a small discal spot and white fringes with a brown basal line. Female hindwings with more dark suffusion than male. Very similar to E. pleuritica, but larger, darker brown on all wings, and males with shorter saccular extensions. Also very similar to E. pestula, which is smaller, darker and usually has clearer markings. Euxoa simona belongs to the subgenus Pleonectopoda, characterized by the prominent twist or subbasal coil in the vesica of the male. There are no characters that can be used to identify females as members of the subgenus. Keys to the subgenus and species are presented in Lafontaine, 1987.

Scientific Name Euxoa simona Habitat Primarily montane grasslands, but also on the arid "high plains" grasslands. Seasonality Adults have been collected in Alberta from late June through July. Identification
A medium-size moth (4.0-4.4 cm wingspan). Forewings grey-brown, somewhat mottled with coppery brown or paler grey patches. Basal and antemedian lines poorly defined, often doubled, postmedian line usually not doubled,…
A medium-size moth (4.0-4.4 cm wingspan). Forewings grey-brown, somewhat mottled with coppery brown or paler grey patches. Basal and antemedian lines poorly defined, often doubled, postmedian line usually not doubled, obscure and shortly toothed at the veins. Orbicular spot large, circular, and it and the reniform spot each have a dark outer ring, pale inner ring and a dark center. The short claviform is usually discernable. Terminal area slightly darker than rest of wing; fringe concolorous. Hindwings pale grey or dirty white suffused with smoky brown, heaviest toward the margin, and with a small discal spot and white fringes with a brown basal line. Female hindwings with more dark suffusion than male. Very similar to E. pleuritica, but larger, darker brown on all wings, and males with shorter saccular extensions. Also very similar to E. pestula, which is smaller, darker and usually has clearer markings. Euxoa simona belongs to the subgenus Pleonectopoda, characterized by the prominent twist or subbasal coil in the vesica of the male. There are no characters that can be used to identify females as members of the subgenus. Keys to the subgenus and species are presented in Lafontaine, 1987.
Life History There is a single annual brood, and the adults come to lights. The immature stages are unknown. Conservation Uncommon in Alberta which is at the northern and eastern edge of its range. Diet Info No data. Related species of Euxoa, where known, are general feeders on a variety of low broad-leaved plants. Range Southern Alberta and British Columbia south to Colorado and northern California. In Alberta it has been collected in the southern parts of the shortgrass prairie region, northwest to the foothills near Calgary.

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"Species Details - Euxoa simona, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4247. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 27 specimens of this Species.

27 results plotted on map in 16 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM113631 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-07-26

UASM113632 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-07-26

UASM113633 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-07-26

UASM113634 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-07-26

UASM113635 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-07-26

UASM113636 - Euxoa simona

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lake county, Alkali Lake Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1998-08-01

Adult Seasonal Distribution