Species Details

Dichagyris variabilis

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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.

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"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 10 Dec. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 41 specimens of this Species.

41 results plotted on map in 15 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM117837 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Okanagan Falls Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1990-08-26/1990-08-31

UASM117838 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Okanagan Falls Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Gardiner

UASM117839 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Grant county, John Day River Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-09-05

UASM117840 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Seton Lake Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-09-09

UASM117841 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Josephine county, Illinois River Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1996-09-12/1996-09-13

UASM117842 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Josephine county, Illinois River Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1996-09-12/1996-09-13

UASM117843 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Josephine county, Illinois River Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1996-09-12/1996-09-13

UASM117844 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Date Collected1997-09-29

UASM117845 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-08-23

UASM117846 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-08-22

UASM117847 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Date Collected1997-09-29

UASM117848 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-09-29

UASM117849 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-09-29

UASM117850 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1995-09-08

UASM117851 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Jefferson county, Vanora Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-08-25

UASM117852 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1996-08-22

UASM117853 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Crook county, Suplee Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1999-09-04

UASM99521 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-09-08

JD1835 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Boundary Creek Provincial Park Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Rose, A. Date Collected2006-09-03

UASM188413 - Dichagyris variabilis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected BySchmidt, B. C. et al Date Collected2006-08-14

Adult Seasonal Distribution