Common NameSpalding's QuakerSeasonalityAdults in late May and June.IdentificationA medium-size moth (approx. 3.5 cm wingspan), light and dark grey and black, lacking any of the brown color of most Alberta Apamea. Forewings mottled grey with a prominent black basal dash and thick longitudinal median bar. Hindwings dirty white with a faint dark discal mark and with the outer third clouded with dark grey. There are few other larger black or dark grey moths that fly in the spring in Alberta.
Scientific NameApamea spaldingiCommon Name
Spalding's Quaker
Habitat
In Alberta it has been collected mainly along the valleys of the grasslands region, usually in or adjacent to the more mesic wooded or shrubby riparian areas.
Seasonality
Adults in late May and June.
Identification
A medium-size moth (approx. 3.5 cm wingspan), light and dark grey and black, lacking any of the brown color of most Alberta Apamea. Forewings mottled grey with a prominent black basal dash and thick longitudinal…
A medium-size moth (approx. 3.5 cm wingspan), light and dark grey and black, lacking any of the brown color of most Alberta Apamea. Forewings mottled grey with a prominent black basal dash and thick longitudinal median bar. Hindwings dirty white with a faint dark discal mark and with the outer third clouded with dark grey. There are few other larger black or dark grey moths that fly in the spring in Alberta.
Life History
Poorly known. There appears to be a single brood in Alberta, with adults in late May and June. The adults come to light.
Range
Apamea spaldingi is a western species, occurring from central Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) west to BC, south to at least Colorado and California.
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Page Citation for Apamea spaldingi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Apamea spaldingi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6329. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Authorship
NameAnweiler, G. G.
Rolespecies page author
Date2007
Specimen Information
There are 31 specimens of this Species.
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