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Species Details
Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAlberta specimens have been collected from mid-July to late August.
IdentificationA medium-size (approx. 3 cm wingspan) pyralid moth. The forewings are dark grey, crossed by narrow black angled antemedian and postmedian lines. The median area bordering the lower part of the postmedian line is suffesed and bordered with white scales. The area between the postmedian and subterminal lines is largely filed with rust-red. The terminal area and fringe is grey. The hindwings are pale pink-ochre, crossed by a narrow dark postmedian line and with a broader terminal band.
Scientific Name
Evergestis subterminalis
Habitat
Montane meadows
Seasonality
Alberta specimens have been collected from mid-July to late August.
Identification
A medium-size (approx. 3 cm wingspan) pyralid moth. The forewings are dark grey, crossed by narrow black angled antemedian and postmedian lines. The median area bordering the lower part of the postmedian line is…
A medium-size (approx. 3 cm wingspan) pyralid moth. The forewings are dark grey, crossed by narrow black angled antemedian and postmedian lines. The median area bordering the lower part of the postmedian line is suffesed and bordered with white scales. The area between the postmedian and subterminal lines is largely filed with rust-red. The terminal area and fringe is grey. The hindwings are pale pink-ochre, crossed by a narrow dark postmedian line and with a broader terminal band.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
An uncommon (or uncommonly collected) species in Alberta, known from less than a dozen specimens.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
A western species, ranging from at least west central Alberta south to Colorado, Utah and California. In Alberta it has been collected only in the three 3 National Parks, Waterton, Banff and Jasper.
Citation
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Page Citation
"Species Details - Evergestis subterminalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6238/9-44509. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 11 specimens of this Species.
UASM42176 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1935-08-30
UASM42177 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-08-08
UASM42178 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1926-08-02
UASM58754 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton National Park
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2005-07-07
JD1699 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Park
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J. et al
Date Collected2006-08-15
JD3360 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Modoc county, Cedarville
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J. et al
Date Collected2007-07-23
JD3361 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Modoc county, Cedarville
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J. et al
Date Collected2007-07-23
JD3400 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Modoc county, Cedarville
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J. et al
Date Collected2007-07-23
JD4146 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kootenay Plains ER Ecological Reserve
Collected BySchwarzfeld, M.
Date Collected2007-07-07
JD6682 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.
Date Collected2009-06-29
JD6683 - Evergestis subterminalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Tranquille Ecological Reserve
Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.
Date Collected2009-06-29