Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of the Boreal Mixedwood Forest near Lac La Biche, Alberta, Including New Provincial Records

Authors

  • Greg R. Pohl Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 - 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5
  • David W. Langor Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 - 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5
  • Jean-François Landry Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
  • John R. Spence Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.56

Keywords:

Moths, butterflies, Lepidoptera, Lac La Biche, Alberta, flight times, Acanthopteroctetes bimaculata, new to Canada

Abstract

Lepidoptera were collected, primarily via UV light trap, for three seasons in the boreal mixedwood forest near Lac La Biche, Alberta. A total of 11,111 specimens were collected, representing 41 families and 438 species. A species list with flight times is presented. The total Lepidoptera community was estimated to be 546 ± 23.34 species. Abundance and species richness peaked in late July. Thirty-five species constitute new records for Alberta, while one species, Acanthopteroctetes bimaculata, is a new record for Canada, and the first record of the family Acanthopteroctetidae in Canada.

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Vol. 118 No. 4 (2004)

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