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Species Details

Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta throughout August and September, with the peak in late August. IdentificationA medium-size moth (3.6-3.9 cm wingspan). Head and body light brown, with a fine dark grey band on the prothoracic shield and along the edges of the tegulae. Forewing costa cream-colored and contrasting strongly with the brown forewing. There is a short, thick black basal dash, and the antemedian and postmedian lines are narrow and black, the later slightly scalloped at the veins. The large, rectangular reniform, and the orbicular and claviform are outlined in black, with the first two filled with cream-colored scales like the costa. The area beyond the postmedian line is slightly paler than the rest of the wing, but darkens toward the outer margin. The lower half of the basal half of the wing is darker grey or grey brown. The fringe is pale brown. The hindwings are light smoky brown, darker toward the margin with bream or white fringes. Obeliscoides has a clean smooth appearance. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any Euxoa except the very closely related and very similar E. oberfoelli, a species of the arid grasslands that occurs in southern Saskatchewan but has not yet been found in Alberta. E. obeliscoides belongs to the obeliscoides group of the subgenus Euxoa. Keys to the species, species groups and subgenera are provided in Lafontaine, 1987.

Scientific Name Euxoa obeliscoides Habitat Sandy boreal pine forest, dry aspen parklands, and riparian cottonwood stands in the grasslands. Seasonality Adults have been collected in Alberta throughout August and September, with the peak in late August. Identification
A medium-size moth (3.6-3.9 cm wingspan). Head and body light brown, with a fine dark grey band on the prothoracic shield and along the edges of the tegulae. Forewing costa cream-colored and contrasting strongly with…
A medium-size moth (3.6-3.9 cm wingspan). Head and body light brown, with a fine dark grey band on the prothoracic shield and along the edges of the tegulae. Forewing costa cream-colored and contrasting strongly with the brown forewing. There is a short, thick black basal dash, and the antemedian and postmedian lines are narrow and black, the later slightly scalloped at the veins. The large, rectangular reniform, and the orbicular and claviform are outlined in black, with the first two filled with cream-colored scales like the costa. The area beyond the postmedian line is slightly paler than the rest of the wing, but darkens toward the outer margin. The lower half of the basal half of the wing is darker grey or grey brown. The fringe is pale brown. The hindwings are light smoky brown, darker toward the margin with bream or white fringes. Obeliscoides has a clean smooth appearance. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any Euxoa except the very closely related and very similar E. oberfoelli, a species of the arid grasslands that occurs in southern Saskatchewan but has not yet been found in Alberta. E. obeliscoides belongs to the obeliscoides group of the subgenus Euxoa. Keys to the species, species groups and subgenera are provided in Lafontaine, 1987.
Life History There is a single annual brood, which over winters in the egg stage. The immature stages are known only from laboratory-reared material. Conservation A fairly common and widespread species; no concerns. Diet Info No information available. Range
Southern Quebec and northern Pennsylvania, west across southern Canada to British Columbia, south to Arizona, New Mexico and California. In occurs in the southern half of Alberta from the lower foothills north into…
Southern Quebec and northern Pennsylvania, west across southern Canada to British Columbia, south to Arizona, New Mexico and California. In occurs in the southern half of Alberta from the lower foothills north into the southern edge of the boreal forest.

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"Species Details - Euxoa obeliscoides, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4270/9-130584. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

References

Specimen Information

There are 138 specimens of this Species.

138 results plotted on map in 40 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM17776 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-15

UASM17777 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, High River Collected ByBryant, Owen Date Collected1923-08-15

UASM17779 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1918-09-09

UASM17780 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM17781 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-10

UASM17782 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-08-15

UASM17783 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM17784 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1924-09-22

UASM17785 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1929-09-13

UASM17786 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-15

UASM17789 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-08-11

UASM17791 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1918-08-14

UASM17792 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-08-21

UASM17793 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1918-08-19

UASM17794 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM17795 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-08-16

UASM17797 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1946-09-29

UASM17798 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1923-08-16

UASM17799 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1916-09-01

UASM17800 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-09-09

UASM2510 - Euxoa obeliscoides

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dinosaur Provincial Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J. Date Collected2001-08-14

Adult Seasonal Distribution