Species Details
Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from early August to late September.
IdentificationD. variabilis is a medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) yellow-brown or pinkish-brown moth with white hindwings. It is a very "clean" looking moth; the only prominent markings are a small patch of dark scales indicating the orbicular spot and a dark vertical bar marking the reniform. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta moth. Until recently it was placed in the genus Pseudorthosia, which is now treated as a subgenus (Lafontaine, 2004).
Scientific Name
Dichagyris variabilis
Habitat
Dry open montane woodland; wooded grasslands drainages.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from early August to late September.
Identification
D. variabilis is a medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) yellow-brown or pinkish-brown moth with white hindwings. It is a very "clean" looking moth; the only prominent markings are a small patch of dark scales indicating…
D. variabilis is a medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) yellow-brown or pinkish-brown moth with white hindwings. It is a very "clean" looking moth; the only prominent markings are a small patch of dark scales indicating the orbicular spot and a dark vertical bar marking the reniform. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta moth. Until recently it was placed in the genus Pseudorthosia, which is now treated as a subgenus (Lafontaine, 2004).
Life History
Poorly known. Adults are nocturnal and attracted to light. There is a single annual brood that flies in late summer and early fall.
Conservation
Few Alberta collections; worthy of tracking.
Diet Info
No data. Crumb (1956) beat it from "shrubs".
Range
Southern CA east to CO, western SD and southwestern SK and north to southern AB and BC. In Alberta it has been collected only in the foothills in the southwestern corner of the province, north to below Hailstone…
Southern CA east to CO, western SD and southwestern SK and north to southern AB and BC. In Alberta it has been collected only in the foothills in the southwestern corner of the province, north to below Hailstone Butte. Bowman (1951) also lists "Zone 3" (Lethbridge area) but no specimens from there have been located.
Citation
Page Citation for Dichagyris variabilis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dichagyris variabilis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5356. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 41 specimens of this Species.
UASM17993 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Hillcrest
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1918-09-21
UASM24067 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2002-08-16
UASM24068 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2002-08-16
UASM99076 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.; Troubridge, J.
Date Collected2005-08-31
UASM117820 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117821 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117822 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117823 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117824 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117825 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117826 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117827 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117828 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117829 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117830 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117831 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117832 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117833 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117834 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117835 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Reecer Creek
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-09-03
UASM117836 - Dichagyris variabilis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Invermere
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1996-08-16/1996-08-17