Types Of Moths Alberta

There are over 160000 recorded species of moths across the globe with around 11000 of these being found in the united states and around 2500 being found in the united kingdom.

Types of moths alberta. Insects of alberta moths. We depend on donations to keep butterflies and moths of north america online and freely available. According to the district of north vancouver there is currently an outbreak of western hemlock looper moths that started on the north shore. However moths are notably absent from the pinhorn population.

Although there are twenty two species of sphinx moths in alberta the only other species that closely resembles the gallium sphinx is the white lined sphinx hyles lineata. Western hemlock looper moth are common in british columbia and are known to defoliate trees especially hemlocks douglas firs and red cedars. A very wide variety of plants including maple dogwood pecan and crepe myrtle. We need your help.

Description indian meal moths have a reddish brown or copper sheen on their forewings while clothes moths have a buff or gold colouration with reddish gold hairs on the top of the head and around the wings. Now the pests are spread throughout the lower mainland. Insects of alberta index page for moths. This moth measures approximately 2 inches long my son is holding it and he has very large hands the weather was hot for northern alberta.

The adult is small and stout with dark brown wings. Size from 6 mm to 10 mm long with wingspans from 12 mm to 16 mm. Colour varies by species. The moth of this interesting species is a pretty chocolate brown with tan and green markings.

Moths are flying insects in the order of lepidoptera which is also the same order to which butterflies belong. In onefour moths occur in similar densities to populations farther south. It is more common in the southern part of the province and can be separated by the fine white lines that cross the white wing bar on the front wing. An odd creature was caught on camera in two different areas of alberta recently and as it turns out they happened to be very large hummingbird like moths.

I found one laying injured on the yard of our local general store but this one on my sons hand was found at a work site. The population size of yucca moths in alberta varies greatly within and among years and without long term data it is difficult to determine whether numbers are sufficient to sustain the species.