HECK-LIST OF THE OF SASKATCHEWAN fART 5: ARCHES MOTHS, SIMILAR-WINGS, GRASS MOTHS iND UNDERWINGS ()

)NALD R. HOOPER, Box 757, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. SOG ISO

|ln the following text these abbrevia- It can be made more attractive by adding >ns are used: s - south, n - north, w - fermented fruit or stale beer. Underwing ;st, e - east, CNC - the only Sas- caterpillars are long, smooth and twig¬ Itchewan records of the that we like, and are difficult to notice. low of are in the Canadian National Election in Ottawa. (Unless otherwise Also in this groups is the Black Witch licated all the species are represented which is the largest moth to reach the collection of the Saskatchewan Saskatchewan. It strays here in the fall iseum of Natural History, Regina). from the southern United States (as well as the Owl Moth, and Mexican Moth). lost of the species in this group have The Black Witch Moth is up to 150 mm 'Jdge, or tuft of hair on the upper side of in wing expanse. first abdominal segment. The eyes /e no long hair (or "lashes") around CATOCALINAE |m. Each hind wing usually has a Decorated Owlet - decoralis iminent sub-marginal band on the Hbn. — n Saskatchewan, s to Green- )er side. bush campsite (w of Hudson Bay).

rches moths have strongly angled sub- Canadian Owlet - Calyptra canadensis rginal bands on the hind wings, and (Bethune) — Fort Qu'Appelle. (day fliers. The Herald - libatrix (L.) — [milar-wings, (as the name suggests) s Saskatchewan, n to Somme and the a similar pattern of jagged markings Prince Albert area. Doth the fore-wings and hind wings, are night fliers in wooded areas. The Puritan - jucunda Hbn. — Outlook, Great Sand Hills and rass moths are very common on Rosefield (se of Val Marie). ies and meadows, flying in bright ght with the butterflies. The Mexican Moth - Bulia deducta (Morr.) — Wadena le Underwing moths are quite large, rave bright red, pink, or orange hind The Cowhead Arches - Synedoida palles- Is. They are night fliers among trees cens (G. & R.) — s Saskatchewan n to rubs, but they do not come very well Fort Qu'Appelle and Saskatchewan Ihts. They are best collected form late Landing Park. luntil early September by putting bait on the tree trunks to attract The Little Arches - 5. petricola (WLk.) - The sugar bait is a mixture of black s Saskatchewan n to Fort Qu'Appelle ias, brown sugar, and a little yeast. and Kelfield.

June 1990 79 Black Witch Moth, 31 July 1986> Regina K-N. Rc>

Northern Arches - S. hudsonica (G. & R.) Mahogany Similar-wing - Z. minerea1 — s Saskatchewan n to Nipawin; also — s Saskatchewan n to Sturgeon L; Hunt Falls and Uranium City. ing.

Perplexing Arches - S. perplexa (Hy. Edw.) Oblique Similar-wing - Z. obliqua ( — Estuary (CNC) — Nipawin and Prince Albert a (Reported by the Forest Sun Shadowy Arches - S. adumbrata alleni (Grt.) — s Saskatchewan n to Bow River Banded Similar-wing - Z. dupli (s of Lac La Ronge). (Bethune). — Hudson Bay, Nip. and Prince Albert areas (reported b Desert Arches - S. howlandi (Grt.) — Forest Insect Survey). Also in Cy| Killdeer Badlands and Val Marie. Hills.

Owl Moth - zenobia (Cram.) — Washed-out Zale - Z. metatoides Mel Regina. Montreal Lake (reported by the F Insect Survey). The Black Witch - (L.) — White Bear, Fort Qu'Appelle, Pointed Grass Moth - Euclidia cus\ f< Regina, Porcupine Plain and Sas¬ (Hbn.) — s Saskatchewan n to Pelj katoon. Narrows and Otter Rapids.

Maple Zale - Zale galbanata (Morr.) — Range Grass Moth - Caenurgina disi Roche Percee, Glentworth and Estuary. (Neum.) — s Saskatchewan

80 Bli linted Grass Moth, Mistatim, June 1981 R. Hooper

Yel low-banded Underwing - C. cerogama Gn. — Fort Qu'Appelle (one sight record).

Relict Underwing - C. relicta Wlk. — s Saskatchewan n to Cumberland House, Prince Albert and Meadow Lake Park.

Once-married Underwing - C. unijuga Wlk. — s Saskatchewan n to jay Jay Lake (nw of Big Sandy Lake) and Woman - Argyrostrotis anil is (Drury) Meadow Lake Park. Tantallon, Maryfield, Glen Even and )che Percee. Mother Underwing - C. parta Gn. — s letfern Underwing - Saskatchewan n to Fort Qu'Appelle tympha (Hbn.) — Bjorkdale (J. and Saskatoon. pzial). Apparently the first record for astern Canada. Hermia Underwing - C. hermia verecun- da Hulst —s Saskatchewan n to Fort Jnderwing - C. ilia (Cram.) Tantal- Qu'Appelle, Saskatoon and Battlefords \ Maryfield and Oxbow. Park.

• June 1990 81 Ribbed Underwing - C. briseis Edw. — s Scarlet Underwing - C. coccinata Gf Saskatchewan n to La Ronge. Maryfield, Welwyn Park, Tantallon, Oxbow. Semi relict Underwing - D. semirelicta Grt. — s Saskatchewan n to Greenbush Dark Red Underwing - C. ultronia (hr Campsite (w of Hudson Bay) and Prince — se Saskatchewan n to Fort Albert. Appelle, Regina and Buffalo Pql Park, w to Rockglen.

Meske's Underwing - C. meskei Grt. — Praeclara Underwing - C. praem Indian Head, Oxbow and Estuary. manitoba Beut. — se Saskatchew j to Tantallon, Fort Qu'Appelle andii Sleepy Underwing - C. concumbens Wlk. falo Pound Park, w to Rockglen. — s Saskatchewan n to Aylsham. Charming Underwing - C. blar| Sordid Underwing - C. sordida Grt. — manitobensis Cass. — s Saskatch( a Nipawin Provincial Park and Gordon n to Somme, Porcupine Plain and >: Lake (n of Pinehouse Lake). katoon.

82 Blu a Underwing, Nemieben Lake, 24 September 1975 Fred Lahrman

Species areas. The Mid-continent late Zale - Za\e lunata (Drury) — w to Series V. 65 No. 63. [weme, Manitoba. The larvae feed on laples, plums and . 2 McDaniel, b. & g. fauske i98i. The Catocala Schrank collected ling Underwing - Catocala luciana from four eastern South Dakota counties. ikr. — n to Cartwright, Manitoba and J. of the Lepidopterists’ Society 35(2):94- |ie Medicine Hat and Lethbridge areas 100. Alberta. The larva feeds on lid poplar. 3 McDONALD, H. n.d. The (Phalaenidae) of Saskatchewan. Unpubl. ton's Underwing - C. clintoni Grt. — ms. to Aweme, Manitoba. Larva feeds on rild Plum. 4 PUTNAM, L.G. and C.G. DEVLIN n.d. The Noctuidae captured at a light trap near |Tiny Nymph - C. micronympha Gn. Aylsham, Saskatchewan in the 10-year nwto Kelwood, Manitoba. The larva period 1961-70, with quantitative data. Un¬ ids on oak. publ. ms.

lowledgements 5 SARGENT, T.D. 1976. Legion of night: |e identification of uncertain species the Underwing Moths. The Univ. of Mass. checked by E. Rockburne, A.E. Press, Amherst, Mass. /er, or Dr. L. Gall. 6 STECK, WARREN n.d. Noctuid moths NSEN, C.B. 1972. The Catocaline in the collection of the National Research l>ths of Minnesota and neighboring Council, Saskatoon. Unpubl. ms.

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