Biodiversity of Richmond, British Columbia

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Selected Moths of Richmond

by

Rob Vandermoor

Extracted from the Davis and Klinkenberg 2007 (A Biophysical Inventory and Evaluation of the Lulu Island Bog)  

The following species list for Lulu Island is compiled from information contained in the following references: 

  • Covell 1984
  • Natural Resources Canada 2003
  • British Columbia Cranberry Growers Assocation 2000
  • Natural Resources Canada 2004
  • Vandermoor (collections, various dates)

The list below is a list of species documented only from these references; other species may be documented but were not included on this list. Overall, this partial list may reflect only a small fraction of the moth species that currently can be found on Lulu Island. A comprehensive systematic study is needed to more clearly understand the species diversity of moths on the Island, in particular in those areas such as intact and semi-intact peat bog systems that are deemed sensitive or threatened. The checklist is organized alphabetically by family.

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Checklist of the Moths of Richmond (Vandermoor 2007)

Family

Species Name

Common Name

Arctiidae

Arctia caja

Garden Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Virginian Tiger Moth

Pyrrharctia Isabella

Isabella Tiger Moth

Lophocampa argentata

Silver Spotted Tiger Moth

Geometridae

Ennomos magnaria

Maple Spanworm Moth

Biston betularia

Pepper and Salt Geometer Moth

Plagodis phlogosaria

Scorched Wing Moth

Rheumaptera hastate

Spear Marked Black

Xanthorhoe labradorensis

Labrador Carpet Moth

Operophthera brumata

Winter Moth

Noctuidae

Eurois occulta

No common name

Ochropleura implecta

Flame Shouldered Dart Moth

Zotheca tranquilla

No common name

Catocala junctura

Joined Underwing Moth

Catocala unijuga

Once Married Underwing Moth

Alypia langtoni

Langton's Forester Moth

Acronicta lepusculina

Cottonwood Dagger Moth

Xylena nupera

American Swordgrass Moth

Plusia putnami

Putnam's Looper Moth

Autographa pseudogamma

No common name

Orthosia hibisci  

Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

Melanchra picta

Zebra Caterpillar Moth

Euxoa Olivia

No common name

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Herald Moth

Nodontidae

Schizura ipimoeae

Morning Glory Prominent Moth

Pheosia portlandia

No common name

Pterophoridae

Emmelina monodactyla

Plume Moth

Pyralidae

Eurrhypara hortulata

Small Magpie Moth

Saturniidae

Antherea polyphemus

Polyphemus Moth

Sphingidae

Hyles lineata

Five lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles galli

Bedstraw Hawk Moth

Smerinthus cerisyi

One-eyed Sphinx Moth

Paonias excaecatus

Blinded Sphinx Moth

Proserpinus flavofasciata

Yellow-banded Day Sphinx Moth

Thyatiridae

Drepana arcuata

Arched Hooktip Moth

Sesiidae

Bembecia marginata

Raspberry Crown Borer Moth

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Page updated January 2009