Species Details
Caloptilia negundella
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Common NameBoxelder Leafroller
SeasonalityEmerge as adults in July and August from eggs, overwinter from October to April.
IdentificationSmall moth (13mm wingspan). Base colour on the wings is brown with gold and greenish scales. Yellow spots are found on the apex of fore wing, apically to the irregularly large costal patch. Three black stripes of scales on the fringes of hindwing. Brown body and greenish head. The brown antennae are filliform and extend past the body (Forbes, 1923).
Scientific Name
Caloptilia negundella
Common Name
Boxelder Leafroller
Habitat
Parkland and praries.
Seasonality
Emerge as adults in July and August from eggs, overwinter from October to April.
Identification
Small moth (13mm wingspan). Base colour on the wings is brown with gold and greenish scales. Yellow spots are found on the apex of fore wing, apically to the irregularly large costal patch. Three black stripes of…
Small moth (13mm wingspan). Base colour on the wings is brown with gold and greenish scales. Yellow spots are found on the apex of fore wing, apically to the irregularly large costal patch. Three black stripes of scales on the fringes of hindwing. Brown body and greenish head. The brown antennae are filliform and extend past the body (Forbes, 1923).
Life History
Leaf miner of the box elder tree. First instars make a narrow, linear mine along the underside of the leaflet. The mine crosses to the upper side to form a white spot until emerging. Final instars form a cone from…
Leaf miner of the box elder tree. First instars make a narrow, linear mine along the underside of the leaflet. The mine crosses to the upper side to form a white spot until emerging. Final instars form a cone from the distal portion of the leaf and pupate inside (Forbes, 1923). Adults emerge in July and August and are active until winter. Overwinter until spring to mate (Fauske, 2004).
Conservation
No data for Alberta.
Diet Info
Specimens in Alberta were found on Manitoba maple, Acer negundo.
Range
Occurs throughout western North America, many specimens found in central Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Caloptilia negundella
Page Citation
"Species Details - Caloptilia negundella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5414. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Fauske, G. M.
Title
Moths of North Dakota
Publication Date
2004
Author
Forbes, William T. M.
Title
The Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states : Part 1
Publication Date
1923
Series Title
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir
Volume
1
Pages
729
Specimen Information
There are 30 specimens of this Species.
UASM48628 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-24
UASM48629 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-29
UASM48630 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-26
UASM48631 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-22
UASM48632 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-30
UASM48633 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-28
UASM48634 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-10-02
UASM48635 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-10-04
UASM48636 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-10-06
UASM48637 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1940-09-30
UASM48638 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-09-30
UASM48639 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-10-01
UASM48640 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-10-02
UASM48641 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48642 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48643 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48644 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48645 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48646 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48647 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29
UASM48648 - Caloptilia negundella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1938-08-29