Diario del proyecto Waterton Lakes National Park Lepidoptera

26 de julio de 2022

New Ranchman's Tiger Moth Record for Alberta, Updated Species List and Draft Project Report.

A recent discovery by @netviper of Arctia virginalis is not only new for the park but a new record for the Alberta checklist. To view this exciting record visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127130450#activity_identification_da566df0-401c-4dea-a91f-ac75937fda10

To date, survey work has led to the documentation of 804 species in the park, making it the most diverse place for Lepidoptera in Alberta. Of these, 96 are butterflies, 424 are macro-moths and 2284 are micro-moths. Of those collected, 208 were ranked as ‘rare’ and 112 as ‘uncommon’. A total of 107 species discovered in the park are found nowhere else in Alberta, with 3 being a new record for Canada. This works out to about 30% of the Lepidoptera species known in Alberta including 48 families of Lepidopterans. Though I suspect we have likely found the lion’s share of species that reside here, there are likely at least another 200 species or so that remain undiscovered as we try and explore some of the harder to reach habitats in the alpine and more isolated regions of the park.

To learn more about this project and to see a copy of the most recent species list and a draft of the project report visit: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Survey-of-the-Lepidoptera-of-Waterton-Lakes-National-Park

Publicado el 26 de julio de 2022 por mothmaniac mothmaniac | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

20 de junio de 2021

New Tiger Moth Record for Alberta and the Waterton Lakes NP Species List.

A recent discovery by Spencer Quayle of a mating pair of Leptarctia californiae is not only new for the park but a new record for the Alberta checklist. To view this exciting record visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80995000.

To date, survey work has led to the documentation of 793 species in the park, making it the most diverse place for Lepidoptera in Alberta. Of these, 94 are butterflies, 415 are macro-moths and 284 are micro-moths. Of those collected, 207 were ranked as ‘rare’ and 110 as ‘uncommon’. A total of 106 species discovered in the park are found nowhere else in Alberta, with 3 being a new record for Canada. This works out to about 30% of the Lepidopera species known in Alberta including 48 families of Lepidopterans. Though I suspect we have likely found the lion’s share of species that reside here, there are likely at least another 200 species or so that remain undiscovered as we try and explore some of the harder to reach habitats in the alpine and more isolated regions of the park.

To view the updated species list and follow the project visit: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Survey-of-the-Lepidoptera-of-Waterton-Lakes-National-Park

Publicado el 20 de junio de 2021 por mothmaniac mothmaniac | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

13 de mayo de 2020

Lepidoptera Checklist Update

To date, survey work has led to the documentation of 750+ species in the park, making it the most diverse place for Lepidoptera in Alberta. This works out to about 30% of the Lepidopera species known in Alberta including 46 families of Lepidopterans. Though I suspect we have likely found the lion’s share of species that reside here, there are likely at least another 200 species or so that remain undiscovered as we try and explore some of the harder to reach habitats in the alpine and more isolated regions of the park.

Some of the notable discoveries over the past century include the following species: four species of Greya (G. obscuromaculata; G. enchrysa & G. subalba; G. variata); Platphalonidia imitabilis (known globally only from the park); Western Sheep Moth; Sooty Hairstreak (Waterton is the sole Canadian population known); Pale Swallowtail; Clodius Parnassius; Nemoria darwiniata; Drepanulatrix falcataria; Tetracis cervinaria; Tolype dayi; Lygephila victoria; Drasteria sabulosa; Catocala californica; Catocala grotiana; Pseudeva palligera; Sympistis amun; Apamea antennata; Andropolia theodori; Zosteropoda hirtipes; Hydroeciodes serrata; Dichagyris grotei; Euxoa shasta; Euxoa perexcellans; Agrotis antica; Parabagrotis sulinaris; Abagrotis forbesi; and Pronoctua typica just to name a few (see the notes in Pohl et al. 2010 for many more species known in AB only from Waterton).

Publicado el 13 de mayo de 2020 por mothmaniac mothmaniac | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

24 de febrero de 2020

Checklist update

Currently, WLNP has a total of 28 families and 427 species that were collected in WNP and area. Of these, 34 were butterflies, 339 were macro-moths and 54 were micro-moths. Of those collected, 17 were ranked as ‘rare’ and 37 as ‘uncommon’. A total of 4 species discovered in the park are found nowhere else in Alberta.

Publicado el 24 de febrero de 2020 por mothmaniac mothmaniac | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

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