Species Details

Pyla aeneoviridella

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SeasonalityAdults have been collected between June 24 and August 11. IdentificationA fairly small to medium sized micro moth (18-25mm wingspan), with slender body, narrow and triangular forewings, and broad hind wings. Both wing pairs are shiny-bronze colored, with the forewings being darker than the hind wings.

Scientific Name Pyla aeneoviridella Habitat
Not known in detail for Alberta, but based on collection data the species seems to favor two distinctly different habitat types in the province. Half the specimens in the E. H. Strickland Museum have been collected in…
Not known in detail for Alberta, but based on collection data the species seems to favor two distinctly different habitat types in the province. Half the specimens in the E. H. Strickland Museum have been collected in the dry, grassy habitats between Orion and Cypress Hills in the south western corner of the province, whereas the other half have been collected in sub alpine habitats in the Rockies.
Seasonality Adults have been collected between June 24 and August 11. Identification
A fairly small to medium sized micro moth (18-25mm wingspan), with slender body, narrow and triangular forewings, and broad hind wings. Both wing pairs are shiny-bronze colored, with the forewings being darker than…
A fairly small to medium sized micro moth (18-25mm wingspan), with slender body, narrow and triangular forewings, and broad hind wings. Both wing pairs are shiny-bronze colored, with the forewings being darker than the hind wings.
Life History Immature stages are unknown. Conservation Nothing is known about the status of P. aeneoviridella in Alberta. Diet Info Host plants are unklnown. Range
Widespread the northern Rocky Mountain states of the USA. In Canada the species is apparently only known from Alberta, where it apparently has two distinct populations: one in the Rockies north to Lake Louise, and one…
Widespread the northern Rocky Mountain states of the USA. In Canada the species is apparently only known from Alberta, where it apparently has two distinct populations: one in the Rockies north to Lake Louise, and one in the dry south eastern part of the province.

Citation

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"Species Details - Pyla aeneoviridella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6406. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Simonsen, T.
Role species page author
Date 2008

References

Specimen Information

There are 15 specimens of this Species.

15 results plotted on map in 6 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM42789 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42790 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Orion Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1949-08-11

UASM42791 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42792 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42793 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42794 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42795 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42796 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42797 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1950-07-10

UASM42798 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Orion Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1949-08-11

BIRD35620 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Hailstone Butte Collected ByBird, C. D.; Sawatzky, E. P. Date Collected2012-07-30

BIRD35621 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Plateau Mountain Collected ByBird, C. D.; Sawatzky, E. P. Date Collected2012-07-30

BIRD30707 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-06-29

BIRD30708 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-06-30

BIRD33015 - Pyla aeneoviridella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Plateau Mountain Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2009-06-27

Adult Seasonal Distribution