Dodia albertae

Dodia albertae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1901. It is found in Canada, Siberia south to Mongolia, west to the Polar Urals. See the subspecies section for more information.

Dodia albertae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dodia
Species:
D. albertae
Binomial name
Dodia albertae
Dyar, 1901
Synonyms
  • Hypocrita atra Bang-Haas, 1912
  • Hyperborea kozhantshikovi Sheljuzhko, 1918

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.

Subspecies

  • Dodia albertae albertae (mountainous areas of southern Siberia, northern Urals, southern Tamir peninsula, Yakutia, Magadan, Northern Mongolia, Alaska to Quebec, south to Calgary, Alberta along the Rocky Mountain foothills)
  • Dodia albertae atra (Bang-Haas, 1912) (mountainous areas of southern Siberia, Yakutia, southern Magadan, northern Mongolia)
  • Dodia albertae eudiopta Tshistjakov, 1988 (Polar Urals, Taimyr, north-west Yakutia)

References

    • Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details Dodia albertae". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.


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