Lepidoptera of Canyonlands and Capitol Reef National Parks
Dr. Paul A. Opler
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
paul_opler@usgs.gov
Specimens collected during expeditions led by Dr. Boris Kondratieff and volunteers, Colorado State University. Study funded by National Park Service.
CL = Canyonlands National Park, Utah
CR = Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
- Incurvariidae
- ---- Tegeticula sp. - CL
- Psychidae
- ---- Genus, sp. - CL
- Tineidae
- ---- Acrolophus sp. (possibly 2 species) - CL
- Oecophoridae
- 980 Ethmia discostrigella (Chambers) - CR, CL
- 983 Ethmia geranella Barnes & Busck - CR
- Cosmopterigidae
- ____ Walshia sp. - CR, CL
- Scythridae
- ____ Scythris sp. - CL
- Gelechiidae
- ____ Chionodes spp. - CL
- ____ Several other genera and species
- Plutellidae
- ____ Plutella sp. - CL
- Sesiidae
- 2543 Sesia tibialis (Harr.) - CL
- 2624 Alcathoe pepsioides Engelhardt
- Cossidae
- 2667 Givira ethela (N. & D.) - CR
- 2673 Givira cleopatra B. & McD. - CR, CL
- 2679 Comadia henrici (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 2686 Comadia bertholdi (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 2693 Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck.) - CL
- Tortricidae
- 3067 Eucosma bobana Kft. - CL
- 3547 Acleris foliana (Walsingham) - CL
- 3647 Cudonigera houstonana (Grt.) - CL
- Hesperiidae
- 3966 Pyrgus communis (Grt.) - CL
- 4057 Ochlodes yuma (Edw.) - CL
- Pieridae
- 4193 Pontia protodice (Bdv.) - CL
- 4210 Colias eurytheme Bdv. - CL
- 4248 Nathalis iole Bdv. - CL, CR
- Lycaenidae
- 4276 Satyrium behrii (Edw.) - CL
- 4316 Callophrys grynea siva (Edw.) - CL
- 4353 Brephidium exile (Bdv.) - CL
- Nymphalidae
- 4587 Cercyonis pegala (F.) - CL
- 4615 Danaus gilippus (Cram.) - CL
- Pyralidae
- ____ Scopariinae sp. - CL
- 4826 Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Steph.) - CR
- 4916 Prorasea simalis Grote - CR
- 5028 Loxostege lepidalis (Hulst) - CR, CL
- ____ Loxostege sp. -
- 5156 Nomophila nearctica Munroe - CR
- 5454 Euchromius ocellus (Haw.) - CR
- ----- Herculia spp. (2) - CL
- 5585 Jocara trabulis (Grote) - CR
- ____ Nephopterix sp. - CL
- ____ Dioryctria sp. - CL
- Pterophoridae
- ____ Several genera and species - CR, CL
- Geometridae
- 6308 Itame colata (Grote) - CR, CL
- ----- Itame n. sp. D. Ferguson MS - CL
- 6363 Semiothisa excurvata (Pack.) - CR, CL
- 6370 Semiothisa curvata (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 6372 Semiothisa pictipennata (Hulst) - CR, CL
- 6378 Semiothisa respersata (Hulst) - CR, CL
- 6381 Semiothisa colorata Grt. - CR, CL
- 6383 Semiothisa pervolata (Hulst) - CR
- 6385 Semiothisa triviata (B. & McD.) - CR, CL
- 6395 Semiothisa irrorata (Pack.) - CL
- 6421 Narraga stalachtaria (Stkr.) - CR, CL
- 6431 Hesperumia sulphuraria Pack. - CR, CL
- 6448 Glena nigricaria (B. & McD.) - CR
- 6451 Glena interpunctata (B. & McD.) - CR, CL
- ----- Glena sp. 1 - CR
- ____ Glena sp. 2 - CL
- 6492 Glaucina macdunnoughi (Grossb.) - CR, CL
- ----- Glaucina sp. 1 - CR
- ----- Glaucina sp. 2 - CL
- 6543 Hulstina aridata B. & Benj. - CR, CL
- ----- Drepanulatrix sp. - CR, CL
- ----- Stergamataea sp. - CR, CL
- 6747 Pergama meskaria (Pack.) - CL
- ----- Pergama not meskaria - CL
- 6845 Philtraea elegantaria (Hy. Edw.) - CR
- 6905 Nepytia swetti - CR
- 6915 Sicya morsicaria (Hulst) - CL
- 6977 Prochoerodes truxaliata (Gn.) - CR, CL
- 7056 Dichorda rectaria (Grt.) - CL
- 7065 Chetoscelis bistriaria (Pack.) - CR, CL
- 7071 Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Gn.) - CR, CL
- ----- Lobocleta sp. 1 - CL
- ----- Lobocleta sp. 2 - CL
- ----- Idaea sp. - CL
- 7328 Perizoma custodiata (Gn.) - CR, CL
- 7364 Stamnodes tessellata (Packard) - CR, CL
- ----- Eupithecia sp.
- 7634 Scelidacantha triseriata (Packard) - CL
- Lasiocampidae
- 7696 Gloveria arizonensis Pack. - CL
- 7703 Malacosoma incurvum (Hy. Edw.) - CR, CL
- Sphingidae
- 7806 Sphinx asella (R. & J.) - CR
- 7813 Sphinx dollii Neum. - CR, CL
- 7829 Pacysphinx occidentalis (Hy. Edw.) - CR, CL
- 7894 Hyles lineata (F.) - CL, CR
- Notodontidae
- 7931 Gluphisia septentrionis Wlk. - CL
- 8013 Oligocentria alpica (Benj.) - CL
- Arctiidae
- 8051 Crambidia casta (Pack.) - CL
- 8053 Crambidia cephalica (Grt. & Rob.) - CL
- 8069 Cisthene perrosea (Dyar) - CL
- 8070 Cisthene angelus (Dyar) - CL
- 8074 Cisthene barnsei (Dyar) - CL
- 8083 Lycomorpha grotei (Pack.) - CR, CL
- 8084 Lycomorpha splendens B. & McD. - CL
- 8092 Hypoprepia inculta Hy. Edw. - CL
- 8094 Bruceia pulverina Neum. (pink form) - CL
- 8115 Holomelina costata (Stretch) - CL
- 8179 Grammia nevadensis complex - CL
- 8188 Grammia figurata (Drury) - CL
- Noctuidae
- 8334 Idia lubricalis (Gey.) group - CR, CL
- 8384 Renia rigida Smith - CR
- 8600 Melipotis indomita (Wlk.) - CR
- 8607 Melipotis jucunda Hbn. - CL
- 8616 Drasteria mirifica (Hy. Edw.) - CR, CL
- 8628 Drasteria pallescens (Grt. & Rob.) - CR, CL
- 8635 Drasteria perplexa (Hy. Edw.) - CL
- 8639 Drasteria howlandi (Grote) - CR
- 8640 Drasteria tejonica (Behr) - CR
- 8836e Catocala benjamani complex - CL
- 8887 Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) - CL
- 8957 Paectes abrostol. (Walker) - CR, CL
- 9020 Cobubatha albiciliatus species group - CL
- 9085 Tarachidia semiflava (Gn.) - CR, CL
- 9089 Acontia binocula (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 9110 Conochares ?arizonae (Hy. Edw.) - CL
- 9111 Therasea augustipennis (Grote) - CR
- 9119 Ponometia sutrix (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 9150 Acontia arida Smith - CR, CL
- 9159 Acontia areli Stkr. - CR, CL
- 9161 Acontia cretata (G. & R.) - CR
- 9186 Pseudopanthea palata (Grote) - CR
- 9218 Acronicta mansueta Smith - CR
- 9231 Acronicta strigulata Smith - CL
- 9289 Cryphia flavidior B. & McD. - CR
- 9413 Oligia tonsa (Grt.) species group - CL
- 9527 Aseptis fumosa (Grote) - CR, CL
- 9537 Aseptis possibly dilara (Strecker) - CR
- 9542 Aseptis bullata (Smith) - CR, CL
- ____ Aseptis unknown species - CR
- 9543 Aseptis characta (Grote) - CR, CL
- 9563 Andropolia diversilineata (Grote) - CL
- 9575 Rhizagrotis cloanthoides (Grt.) - CL
- 9576 Rhizagrotis albalis (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 9654 Platyperigea sp. - CR, CL
- 9692 Candica discistriga (Sm.) - CR, CL
- 9752 Hemistibia apposita (B. & McD.) - CL
- 9755 Polenta tepperi (Morr.) -
- 9831 Escaria clauda Grote - CR
- 9841 Afotella cylindrica (Grote) - CR
- 10127 Oncocnemis nigracaput Sm. - CR, CL
- 10135 Oncocnemis riparia species group - CR, CL
- _____ Oncocnemis sp. A - CL
- _____ Oncocnemis sp. B - CL
- 10174 Triocnemis saparis Grt. - CR
- 10176 Cerapoda stylata Sm. - CR, CL
- 10180 Cucullia pulla (Grt.) - CL
- 10206 Cucullia antipoda (Stkr.) - CR
- _____ Cucullia eurekae Poole - CR
- 10209 Cucullia eulepis (Grote) - CR, CL
- 10221 Hadenella pergentilis Grt. - CR
- 10223 Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel) - CR
- 10238 Setagrotis submarina (Grote) - CR
- 10258 Trichoclea antica (Smith) - CR
- 10259 Trichoclea decepta Grote - CR
- 10416 Lacinipolia illaudibilis (Grote) - CR, CL
- 10438 Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) - CL
- 10532 Homorthodes furfurata (Grote) - CL
- 10559 Protorthodes alfkeni (Grote)
- 10574 Ulolonche orbicula (Sm.) - CR, CL
- ------ Ulolonche sp. (small) - CR
- 10573 Ulolonche disticha Morrison - CR, CL
- 10681 Copablepharon grande (Strecker) - CR
- 106__ Copablepharon contrastum ?
- 10731 Euxoa auxilliaris (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 10751 Euxoa silens (Grote) - CR, CL
- 10752 Euxoa pimensis B. & McD. - CL
- 10805 Euxoa tesselaris (Harris) - CR
- _____ Euxoa hardwicki Lafontaine - CR, CL
- _____ Euxoa pallidimacula Lafontaine - CR, CL
- _____ Euxoa undescribed species - CL
- 10892 Protogyia lagena (Grt.) - CR, CL
- 10893 Protogyia enalaga McDunnough - CR
- 10915 Peridroma saucia (Hbn.) - CR
- 10978 Setagrotis piscipellis (Grt.) - CL
- ------ Setagrotis sp. - CL
- 11025 Abagrotis alampeta Franclemont - CL
- 11040 Abagrotis readi Buckett - CL
- 11068 Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) - CL
- 11106 Schinia ?volupia (Fitch) - CL
- 11175 Schinia meadi (Grt.) - CR
- 11215 Grotella sampita Barnes - CR
We thank scientists who helped by identifying voucher specimens. T. D. Eichlin, California Department of Agriculture, Sacramento [Sesiidae]; D.C. Ferguson, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Geometridae]; D. Hawks, University of California, Riverside [Catocala], J.D. Lafontaine, Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa [Noctuidae]; and J.A. Powell, California Insect Survey, University of California, Berkeley [Oecophoridae and Tortricidae].
Reference
Hodges, R.W. et al., editors. 1983. Check list of the Lepidoptera of America
North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington,
D.C. 284 pp.
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