Alucitidae

• Main Authors: Pohl, Greg, Anweiler, Gary, Schmidt, Christian, Kondla, Norbert
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2010
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Alucitidae; Canada; Spence; Lac la Biche
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3789102; https://zenodo.org/record/3789102

41. Alucitidae – many-plumed moths Small (10–22 mm wingspan), mottled moths with wings deeply divided into a number of plumes (six in the forewing, seven in the hindwing in North American species). When at rest, these distinctive moths usually sit in a characteristic fanlike pose. They overwinter as adults and are often found in houses at any time of the year. Larvae feed on deciduous plants; at least some are borers in buds, flowers, and shoots. Over 180 species of Alucitidae are known worldwide; three described species are known in North America, all of which occur in AB. Th e group was revised recently, by Landry and Landry (2004). 792 * R Alucita montana Barnes and Lindsey, 1921 Jan – Dec (H) m B g T: Landry and Landry (2004) L: [Bowman (1951)], Landry and Landry (2004) C: CNC, NFRC, OLDS, UASM 793 * R Alucita adriendenisi Landry and Landry, 2004 Jan – Dec (H) m B g T: Landry and Landry (2004) L: Landry and Landry (2004) C: CNC, NFRC 794 * R Alucita lalannei Landry and Landry, 2004 May – Sep (H) – B g T: Landry and Landry (2004) L: Landry and Landry (2004), Pohl et al. (2004b) C: CNC, NFRC Pterophoroidea 42. Pterophoridae – plume moths Small to medium-sized (15–30 mm wingspan) moths with long, slender bodies, and hindwings divided into three plumes. One species in CA (as well as several primitive species outside North America) do not have such divided wings. Th ey are weak fliers and have a characteristic posture at rest, holding the wings at right angles to the long body in the shape of a letter T. Larvae construct and live in loose webs. Many species are flower and seed feeders on Asteraceae, although many other plant families are utilized by the group as well. Approximately 1150 species of Pterophoridae are known, from all parts of the world. One hundred and forty-six species are known in North America, 48 of which are reported in AB. Species richness is particularly notable in the Rocky Mountains. A world checklist has been recently published (Gielis 2003), and the European fauna was revised by Gielis (1996). However, the North American fauna was last revised by Barnes and Lindsey (1921), and is not well known. In an unpublished thesis, Landry (1987) covered the eastern Canadian species, providing information and figures that are useful in western Canada as well. Th e higher classification here follows Gielis (2003). : Published as part of Pohl, Greg, Anweiler, Gary, Schmidt, Christian & Kondla, Norbert, 2010, An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada, pp. 1-549 in ZooKeys 38 (38) on pages 133-134, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.38.383, http://zenodo.org/record/576629 : {"references": ["Landry B, Landry J-F (2004) The genus Alucita in North America, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae). Th e Canadian Entomologist 136: 553 - 579.", "Barnes W, Lindsey AW (1921) Th e Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 281 - 483.", "Bowman K (1951) An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 29: 121 - 165.", "Pohl GR, Langor DW, Landry J-F, Spence JR (2004 b) Lepidoptera of the Boreal Mixedwood Forest near Lac La Biche, Alberta, including new provincial records. Canadian Field-Naturalist 118: 530 - 549.", "Gielis C (2003) World catalogue of insects, Vol. 4: Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 198 pp.", "Gielis C (1996) Microlepidoptera of Europe, Vol. 1: Pterophoridae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Demark, 222 pp.", "Landry B (1987) A synopsis of the plume-moths of the subfamily Platyptiliinae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of eastern Canada. MSc thesis, Montreal, QC: McGill University, 269 pp."]}