Dodia albertae

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Dodia albertae
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 atraBang-Haas, 1912
  • Hyperborea kozhantshikoviSheljuzhko, 1918

Dodia albertae is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1901. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Canada, Alaska, [3] [5] Siberia west to the Urals, and Mongolia. [3]

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). [4] Adults are on wing from June to July. [5] It occurs in wet subarctic and subalpine tundra and boreal peat bog habitats. [4]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies: [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dodia albertae Alberta Tiger Moth". NatureServe. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Dodia albertae Dyar, 1901". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.347. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Dodia Dyar, 1901". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Schmidt, Christian; Macaulay, Douglas (2009). "A new species of Dodia Dyar (Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from central Canada". ZooKeys. 9: 79–88. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.9.150 .
  5. 1 2 Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details Dodia albertae". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2024.