Species Details

Chortodes basistriga

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IdentificationA small (approx. 2.5-2.7 cm wingspan) dark red-brown or yellowish-brown moth. There is a black basal streak, short is some specimens but extending half way across the wing in the fold in others. The most prominent markings are the contrasting white cubital and median veins, and to a lesser degree the anal and radial veins as well. For the most part this white scaling stops well short of the wing margin. The trailing edge of the forewing is usually pale yellow or buff. The hindwings are dark sooty brown or black. Sexes similar. The combination of small size, robust build, red-brown color and contrasting white cubital vein will usually identify this moth. The illustrated specimen was collected at Gull Lake, AB.

Scientific Name Chortodes basistriga Habitat
In Alberta it is widespread in the aspen parklands, and has been collected north into the southern edge of the boreal forest and west to the mountains at low elevations. Apparently absent from the grasslands region.…
In Alberta it is widespread in the aspen parklands, and has been collected north into the southern edge of the boreal forest and west to the mountains at low elevations. Apparently absent from the grasslands region. It frequents mesic areas including the edges of aspen bluffs and hayfields, old fields, meadows etc.
Identification
A small (approx. 2.5-2.7 cm wingspan) dark red-brown or yellowish-brown moth. There is a black basal streak, short is some specimens but extending half way across the wing in the fold in others. The most prominent…
A small (approx. 2.5-2.7 cm wingspan) dark red-brown or yellowish-brown moth. There is a black basal streak, short is some specimens but extending half way across the wing in the fold in others. The most prominent markings are the contrasting white cubital and median veins, and to a lesser degree the anal and radial veins as well. For the most part this white scaling stops well short of the wing margin. The trailing edge of the forewing is usually pale yellow or buff. The hindwings are dark sooty brown or black. Sexes similar. The combination of small size, robust build, red-brown color and contrasting white cubital vein will usually identify this moth. The illustrated specimen was collected at Gull Lake, AB.
Life History Poorly known. The adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single brood, which flies in mid-late summer. The larval host(s) is apparently unknown. Related species are borers in plant stems. Range Newfoundland and Labrador west to BC and Yukon. Notes
Although this little moth has a very large distribution in Canada, I have been unable to locate any records from south of the border. This and the fact that it was described so late (1933) suggest it is probably…
Although this little moth has a very large distribution in Canada, I have been unable to locate any records from south of the border. This and the fact that it was described so late (1933) suggest it is probably absent in those areas that were settled and studied early on. Although rarely common, I have collected this little moth at a number of sites in central Alberta. It is surprising that a moth that occurs in the north elsewhere (i.e. Yukon and subarctic Quebec) has not been collected in most of the boreal forest in Alberta, in spite of the work that has taken place there. This may be due to its relatively late flight period combined with the low numbers that usually turn up in UV traps.

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"Species Details - Chortodes basistriga, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6377. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 34 specimens of this Species.

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

UASM14707 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-06-26

UASM14704 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-09-18

UASM14705 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1916-09-18

UASM14708 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1919-09-03

UASM14709 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1919-09-03

UASM14710 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1924-09-15

UASM14713 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1919-09-03

UASM14715 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1918-08-30

UASM14716 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster Collected ByBruggemann, Paul F. Date Collected1948-09-10

UASM14719 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, High River Collected ByBryant, Owen Date Collected1923-08-15

UASM14721 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1940-09-05

UASM14722 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1921-09-18

UASM14729 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-09-15

UASM14730 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1919-08-25

UASM14736 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1917-09-12

UASM14739 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1919-08-25

UASM14744 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1914-09-03

UASM14745 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1918-09-10

UASM14750 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Date Collected1915-08-10

UASM7313 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected2000-08-23

UASM34848 - Chortodes basistriga

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gainford Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2003-08-21

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