Alberta beauty | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Autographa |
Species: | A. sansoni
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Binomial name | |
Autographa sansoni Dod, 1910
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Autographa sansoni, the Alberta beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] [2] The species was first described by F. H. Wolley Dod in 1910. [3] It is found in the western mountains of North America, from Alaska south to Oregon, Idaho and Arizona. Occurring mainly in the Pacific Northwest, it thrives in mid-to-high elevation conifer forest habitat, as well as some areas of coastal rain forest in the Coast range. [4] However, it is also found in a non-contiguous range in sub-alpine forest in the Rocky Mountains, ranging from Alberta in the north, to New Mexico in the south. [4] The wingspan of an adult ranges between 34 and 36 mm. It is widespread, and a relatively common species.
Adults are on the wing from June to July, depending on the location. [1] Adult females of the species lay a single brood of eggs each year. The moth is nocturnal, and will be attracted to lights. [1] The plants upon which the moths' larvae feed are currently unknown. [4]
The two forewings are a dark shade of brown, whilst both hindwings are a much lighter shade of yellow, tipped with a wide marginal band of a darker yellow-brown shade. [4] The forewing culminates in a rounded point, while the hindwing is more curved. [4] There is also a curved white mark, curving from the anterior edge towards the outer edge. [4] The species is identifiable through these characteristics, as well as the possession of a curved stigma. While the species shows some sexual dimorphism, the sexes are still hard to distinguish. [1] The antenna of the male is filiform. [4] The thorax is a darker shade than the abdomen, although both shades are intermediary to those of the wings. [4]
Alberta beauty | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Autographa |
Species: | A. sansoni
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Binomial name | |
Autographa sansoni Dod, 1910
|
Autographa sansoni, the Alberta beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] [2] The species was first described by F. H. Wolley Dod in 1910. [3] It is found in the western mountains of North America, from Alaska south to Oregon, Idaho and Arizona. Occurring mainly in the Pacific Northwest, it thrives in mid-to-high elevation conifer forest habitat, as well as some areas of coastal rain forest in the Coast range. [4] However, it is also found in a non-contiguous range in sub-alpine forest in the Rocky Mountains, ranging from Alberta in the north, to New Mexico in the south. [4] The wingspan of an adult ranges between 34 and 36 mm. It is widespread, and a relatively common species.
Adults are on the wing from June to July, depending on the location. [1] Adult females of the species lay a single brood of eggs each year. The moth is nocturnal, and will be attracted to lights. [1] The plants upon which the moths' larvae feed are currently unknown. [4]
The two forewings are a dark shade of brown, whilst both hindwings are a much lighter shade of yellow, tipped with a wide marginal band of a darker yellow-brown shade. [4] The forewing culminates in a rounded point, while the hindwing is more curved. [4] There is also a curved white mark, curving from the anterior edge towards the outer edge. [4] The species is identifiable through these characteristics, as well as the possession of a curved stigma. While the species shows some sexual dimorphism, the sexes are still hard to distinguish. [1] The antenna of the male is filiform. [4] The thorax is a darker shade than the abdomen, although both shades are intermediary to those of the wings. [4]