Species Details

Bandera virginella

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SeasonalityLate June to August. IdentificationA small Pyralid with a wingspan around 21 mm. Both fore and hind wings are yellowish white above, the forewings being sprinkled with brown scales. The frons is conical as in other Bandera species but the costal area of the forewings is yellowish white, not all white as in Bandera binotella which also has black spots on the posterior part of the forewings, or basally white as in Bandera cupidinella. Similar to Coenochroa illibella but lacking a pale to whitish FW costa. Also similar to Anerastia lotella but smaller and the frons is conical rather than being rounded. Very different from Peoria approximella in which the labial palpi, frons and area of the fore wings above between the costa and anal vein is blood red to orange red. The genitalia are described and illustrated by Shaffer (1968) while the moth is illustrated by Neunzig (1990).

Scientific Name Bandera virginella Habitat Sand dune areas. Seasonality Late June to August. Identification
A small Pyralid with a wingspan around 21 mm. Both fore and hind wings are yellowish white above, the forewings being sprinkled with brown scales. The frons is conical as in other Bandera species but the costal area…
A small Pyralid with a wingspan around 21 mm. Both fore and hind wings are yellowish white above, the forewings being sprinkled with brown scales. The frons is conical as in other Bandera species but the costal area of the forewings is yellowish white, not all white as in Bandera binotella which also has black spots on the posterior part of the forewings, or basally white as in Bandera cupidinella. Similar to Coenochroa illibella but lacking a pale to whitish FW costa. Also similar to Anerastia lotella but smaller and the frons is conical rather than being rounded. Very different from Peoria approximella in which the labial palpi, frons and area of the fore wings above between the costa and anal vein is blood red to orange red. The genitalia are described and illustrated by Shaffer (1968) while the moth is illustrated by Neunzig (1990).
Life History Unknown. Conservation Rare in Alberta and apparently restricted to sand dune areas. Diet Info Unknown. Range
Described from Pullman, Washington, by Dyar. Otherwise known from southern Alberta and Washington, south through Washington and Colorado to California and New Mexico (Shaffer, 1968). A specimen collected by K. Bowman…
Described from Pullman, Washington, by Dyar. Otherwise known from southern Alberta and Washington, south through Washington and Colorado to California and New Mexico (Shaffer, 1968). A specimen collected by K. Bowman at Medicine Hat, Alberta, on June 24, 1945 is in the Canadian National Collection (CNC) (Shaffer, 1968). A series was collected on August 12, 2008 by Gary Anweiler in the Middle Sand Hills, 57 km NE of Suffield, Alberta.

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"Species Details - Bandera virginella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6411. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Bird, C. D.
Role species page author
Date 2008

References

Specimen Information

There are 13 specimens of this Species.

13 results plotted on map in 2 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

BIRD22552 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92623 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92624 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92625 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92626 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92627 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92628 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92629 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92630 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92631 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92632 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92633 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2008-08-12

UASM92753 - Bandera virginella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake Collected ByAnweiler, G. G. Date Collected2009-07-14

Adult Seasonal Distribution