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Autographa sansoni
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Common NameAlberta Beauty
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta in June and July.
IdentificationA medium-size (3.4-3.6 cm wingspan) moth with dark chocolate or rust-brown forewings and yellow-buff hindwings with a wide, dark terminal band. There is a prominent silvery stigma on the forewings, shaped like a shallow arc and slightly forked at the upper end. The wide terminal band on the hindwings is sharply divided from the yellow basal two-thirds. The antennae are simple and sexes are similar. Sansoni could be mistaken only for one of the Syngrapha species with yellow hindwings (i.e. orophila, borea, ignea etc.) but these are all either much smaller or have different shaped stigma on the forewings.
Scientific Name
Autographa sansoni
Common Name
Alberta Beauty
Habitat
Coniferous forest in the mountains and foothills.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta in June and July.
Identification
A medium-size (3.4-3.6 cm wingspan) moth with dark chocolate or rust-brown forewings and yellow-buff hindwings with a wide, dark terminal band. There is a prominent silvery stigma on the forewings, shaped like a…
A medium-size (3.4-3.6 cm wingspan) moth with dark chocolate or rust-brown forewings and yellow-buff hindwings with a wide, dark terminal band. There is a prominent silvery stigma on the forewings, shaped like a shallow arc and slightly forked at the upper end. The wide terminal band on the hindwings is sharply divided from the yellow basal two-thirds. The antennae are simple and sexes are similar. Sansoni could be mistaken only for one of the Syngrapha species with yellow hindwings (i.e. orophila, borea, ignea etc.) but these are all either much smaller or have different shaped stigma on the forewings.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single brood per year.
Conservation
An uncommon but widespread species; no concerns.
Diet Info
Unknown.
Range
A western mountain species, found from Alaska south to Oregon, Idaho and Arizona. In Alberta it can be found throughout the foothills and mountains.
Citation
Page Citation for Autographa sansoni
Page Citation
"Species Details - Autographa sansoni, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-894/9-245337. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald and Robert W. Poole
Title
Noctuoidea : Noctuidae (part) : Plusiinae
Publication Date
1995
Pages
182
Specimen Information
There are 55 specimens of this Species.
UASM13338 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-06-24
UASM13339 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1938-06-25
UASM13344 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1937-06-28
UASM19923 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Prospect Creek
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2000-07-13
UASM43320 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, West Castle River Road
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected2000-07-13
UASM43321 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, West Castle River Road
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected2000-07-13
UASM41651 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Prospect Creek
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2000-07-21
UASM41652 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Prospect Creek
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.; Schmidt, B. C.
Date Collected2000-07-21
BIRD6532 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass, Island Lake
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-06-30
BIRD6533 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass, Island Lake
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-07-01
BIRD6534 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass, Island Lake
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2001-07-01
BIRD6535 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2002-06-08
CBCC1040 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Collected ByChristensen, C. B.
Date Collected2005-07-08
UASM99078 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2005-07-11
UASM103516 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park
Collected ByMacaulay, D. A.; Hilchie, G.
Date Collected2007-07-16
UASM103517 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park
Collected ByMacaulay, D. A.; Hilchie, G.
Date Collected2007-07-18
UASM103518 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Beaverdam Creek
Collected ByMacaulay, D. A.; Hilchie, G.
Date Collected2007-07-19
UASM103519 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Collected ByMacaulay, D. A.; Hilchie, G.
Date Collected2007-07-13
UASM171120 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Pavilion Mountain
Collected ByTroubridge; Hensel
Date Collected2000-07-30
UASM171121 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Blowdown Pass
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1992-07-12
UASM171122 - Autographa sansoni
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Seton Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1993-07-17