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Species Details
Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta in late July and August.
IdentificationA medium-size (3.5 - 3.9 cm wingspan) long-winged greenish grey-brown or olive-tan moth. Markings consist of a series of dark points on each vein marking the postmedian and antemedian lines. There is often paler longitudinal shading along the costa, through the reniform and below the cubital vein. The hindwing is grey with a pale fringe. Females are larger than males. Alberta specimens belong to the nominate subspecies.
Scientific Name
Copablepharon longipenne
Habitat
Sand dunes.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta in late July and August.
Identification
A medium-size (3.5 - 3.9 cm wingspan) long-winged greenish grey-brown or olive-tan moth. Markings consist of a series of dark points on each vein marking the postmedian and antemedian lines. There is often paler…
A medium-size (3.5 - 3.9 cm wingspan) long-winged greenish grey-brown or olive-tan moth. Markings consist of a series of dark points on each vein marking the postmedian and antemedian lines. There is often paler longitudinal shading along the costa, through the reniform and below the cubital vein. The hindwing is grey with a pale fringe. Females are larger than males. Alberta specimens belong to the nominate subspecies.
Life History
Larvae live buried about 2.5 cm deep in the soil adjacent to the host plant. The apparently feed below the soil. The larvae pupate in the soil, emerging about two and a half weeks later. There is a single annual…
Larvae live buried about 2.5 cm deep in the soil adjacent to the host plant. The apparently feed below the soil. The larvae pupate in the soil, emerging about two and a half weeks later. There is a single annual brood. Adults are nocturnal and are attracted to light.
Conservation
A rare and local dune species, known from less than five sites in Alberta.
Diet Info
Larvae in the Pakowki Lake dunes in southern Alberta were feeding on shoots and young stems of wild rose (Rosa sp.) (Seamans, 1925).
Range
From southwestern Manitoba to southern Alberta, south to west Texas. In Alberta found west to Lethbridge and north to the Lloydminster region.
Citation
Page Citation for Copablepharon longipenne
Page Citation
"Species Details - Copablepharon longipenne, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5313/9-167186. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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 122 specimens of this Species.
UASM58139 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58140 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58153 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-08-04
UASM58154 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-08-04
UASM58163 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58197 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58198 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58199 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58200 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM58204 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Spruce Woods Provincial Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2004-07-29
UASM57320 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2004-07-27
UASM58898 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM58899 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Troubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117678 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117679 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117680 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117681 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117682 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117683 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117684 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13
UASM117685 - Copablepharon longipenne
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Burstall
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Anweiler, G.
Date Collected2001-08-13