Species Details
Digrammia subminiata
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Common NameVermillion Granite
SeasonalityAdults fly from late May to late July.
IdentificationAlberta specimens of this species lack the prominent dark AM and PM lines usually found in other populations; these are visible only as faint reddish-brown lines. The discal spot and submarginal area are the only dark areas on the forewing. The dorsal side, and in particular the ventral side, has a distinctive pinkish-red cast not found in other Digrammia species.
Scientific Name
Digrammia subminiata
Common Name
Vermillion Granite
Habitat
Few data; a prairie species.
Seasonality
Adults fly from late May to late July.
Identification
Alberta specimens of this species lack the prominent dark AM and PM lines usually found in other populations; these are visible only as faint reddish-brown lines. The discal spot and submarginal area are the only dark…
Alberta specimens of this species lack the prominent dark AM and PM lines usually found in other populations; these are visible only as faint reddish-brown lines. The discal spot and submarginal area are the only dark areas on the forewing. The dorsal side, and in particular the ventral side, has a distinctive pinkish-red cast not found in other Digrammia species.
Life History
Very little is known of this species biology, and the immature stages remain undescribed.
Conservation
Apparently rare and local in Alberta's prairie badlands.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
A western species, occurring from southern BC to southern Manitoba, south to California, Kansas and Missouri (McGuffin 1972).
Citation
Page Citation for Digrammia subminiata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Digrammia subminiata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4663. Accessed 04 May. 2024.
References
Author
McGuffin, W. C.
Title
Guide to the Geometridae of Canada. II. Subfamily Ennominae. 1.
Publication Date
1972
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Volume
86
Pages
159
Specimen Information
There are 24 specimens of this Species.
UASM58707 - Digrammia subminiata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2005-06-15
UASM41251 - Digrammia subminiata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-06-14
UASM41978 - Digrammia subminiata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-06-14