Species Details
Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta in late July and early August.
IdentificationA medium-size (3.8-4.1 cm wingspan) moth with pale yellow forewings and immaculate white hindwings. Occasional specimens may have fine dark dots at the veins indicating the antemedian and postmedian lines. Copablepharon viridisparsum is white (not yellow) with a faint green cast, dark scaling in the central hindwing area and a faint dark discal spot. C. longipenne is a dull grey-brown or tan moth with light grey hindwings.
Scientific Name
Copablepharon grandis
Habitat
Sand dunes and sandy prairie.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta in late July and early August.
Identification
A medium-size (3.8-4.1 cm wingspan) moth with pale yellow forewings and immaculate white hindwings. Occasional specimens may have fine dark dots at the veins indicating the antemedian and postmedian lines.…
A medium-size (3.8-4.1 cm wingspan) moth with pale yellow forewings and immaculate white hindwings. Occasional specimens may have fine dark dots at the veins indicating the antemedian and postmedian lines. Copablepharon viridisparsum is white (not yellow) with a faint green cast, dark scaling in the central hindwing area and a faint dark discal spot. C. longipenne is a dull grey-brown or tan moth with light grey hindwings.
Life History
Poorly known. The larvae overwinter buried in the soil when partly grown. They complete their development in the spring, then pupate in an earthen cell in the soil. There is a single annual brood. Adults are nocturnal…
Poorly known. The larvae overwinter buried in the soil when partly grown. They complete their development in the spring, then pupate in an earthen cell in the soil. There is a single annual brood. Adults are nocturnal and are attracted to light.
Conservation
A rare and very local species in Alberta.
Diet Info
No data. In the lab a larvae was reared on alfalfa and barley (Strickland, 1920).
Range
Southern Alberta east to southwestern Manitoba, the eastern parts of the Dakotas and eastern Iowa; west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. In Alberta there are historical records…
Southern Alberta east to southwestern Manitoba, the eastern parts of the Dakotas and eastern Iowa; west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. In Alberta there are historical records from Lethbridge, Monarch, High River and Calgary. The only recent records are for a colony discovered by Chris Schmidt in 2004 in dunes north of Chauvin (east of Wainwright).
Citation
Page Citation for Copablepharon grandis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Copablepharon grandis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5312. Accessed 03 Dec. 2023.
References
Author
Seamans, H. L.
Title
Notes on the genus Copablepharon (Harvey) in Alberta.
Publication Date
1925
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
57
Pages
287-290
Author
Strickland, E. H.
Title
The Noctuid genus Copablepharon (Harvey) with notes on its taxonomic relationships
Publication Date
1920
Series Title
Psyche
Volume
27
Pages
81-85
Specimen Information
There are 27 specimens of this Species.
UASM58150 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58160 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM57321 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2004-07-25
UASM57322 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2004-07-25
UASM58923 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wainwright
Collected ByPage, N.
Date Collected2005-07-27/2005-07-28
UASM117092 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county, Laramie
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2000-07-30
UASM117093 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county, Laramie
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2000-07-30
UASM117094 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county, Laramie
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2000-07-04
UASM117095 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county, Laramie
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2000-07-25
UASM117096 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Mono county, Lee Vining
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo, L.
Date Collected2002-06-05
UASM117097 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-20
UASM117098 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-28
UASM117099 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-28
UASM117100 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-28
UASM117101 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-28
UASM117102 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-21
UASM117103 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-28
UASM117104 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spirit Dunes
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Lafontaine
Date Collected2003-07-21
UASM117105 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2002-07-31
UASM117106 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2002-06-18
UASM117107 - Copablepharon grandis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Wyoming, Albany county
Collected ByFerris, C.
Date Collected2002-07-28