Species Details

Zosteropoda hirtipes

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SeasonalityThey fly in midsummer. IdentificationA medium-size (approx. 2.7 cm wingspan) noctuid moth with a pointed rather than rounded forewing apex. The forewings are relatively unmarked rusty or yellow-orange to yellow-tan, crossed by thin reddish or dark brown antemedian and postmedian lines. Both lines start at the lower margin and angle outward in a relatively straight line to or beyond the middle of the wing before angling sharply back to the costa. The hindwings are dirty white to dull black. Mythimna oxygala and Neleucania bicolorata are similar, but are tan, rusty or orange, and lack the cross lines on the forewings.

Scientific Name Zosteropoda hirtipes Habitat Mesic woodlands and meadows. Seasonality They fly in midsummer. Identification
A medium-size (approx. 2.7 cm wingspan) noctuid moth with a pointed rather than rounded forewing apex. The forewings are relatively unmarked rusty or yellow-orange to yellow-tan, crossed by thin reddish or dark brown…
A medium-size (approx. 2.7 cm wingspan) noctuid moth with a pointed rather than rounded forewing apex. The forewings are relatively unmarked rusty or yellow-orange to yellow-tan, crossed by thin reddish or dark brown antemedian and postmedian lines. Both lines start at the lower margin and angle outward in a relatively straight line to or beyond the middle of the wing before angling sharply back to the costa. The hindwings are dirty white to dull black. Mythimna oxygala and Neleucania bicolorata are similar, but are tan, rusty or orange, and lack the cross lines on the forewings.
Life History
We have few data. Adults are nocturnal and come to light. The larval hosts are reported to be clover (Trifolium sp.) and Aster sp. Possibly a general feeder. Zosteropoda hirtipes frequent mesic woodlands and meadows,…
We have few data. Adults are nocturnal and come to light. The larval hosts are reported to be clover (Trifolium sp.) and Aster sp. Possibly a general feeder. Zosteropoda hirtipes frequent mesic woodlands and meadows, and are reported to be abundant in wet coastal forest in BC. They fly in midsummer; the lone Alberta specimen was collected on July 11, 2005.
Diet Info The larval hosts are reported to be clover (Trifolium sp.) and Aster sp. Possibly a general feeder. Range A western species, ranging from the wet coastal forests east to the Rocky Mountains. In Alberta a single specimen was collected in Waterton National Park in 2005.

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"Species Details - Zosteropoda hirtipes, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6346. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Anweiler, G. G.
Role species page author
Date 2007

References

Specimen Information

There are 42 specimens of this Species.

42 results plotted on map in 13 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM59132 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByPohl, G. R. Date Collected2005-07-11

UASM118187 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-07-18

UASM118188 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-07-07

UASM118189 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1999-07-10

UASM118190 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118191 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118192 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-06-23

UASM118193 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1999-07-06

UASM118194 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118195 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118196 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1998-06-12

UASM118197 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118198 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118199 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118200 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118201 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118202 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lillooet Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2001-06-21

UASM118203 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Savary Island Collected ByPage, N. Date Collected2002-06-11

UASM118204 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Manning Provincial Park Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1994-07-08

UASM118205 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Rainbow Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1997-06-27

UASM118206 - Zosteropoda hirtipes

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Vaseux Lake Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected2000-06-01

Adult Seasonal Distribution