Overview
Comprehensive Description
General Description
A large crambid (23-31 mm wingspan). Antennae of males unipectinate, actually serrate with fine ciliations. Forewing ashy gray to whitish brown with median white streak, the white streak bounded above by a thicker dark brown line which eventually runs into the apex; seven dark dots in terminal row. The male genitalia are illustrated by Landry (1995). Alberta material belongs to the subspecies nortella Kft. Similar to T. pexella coloradella, but the latter has the oblique line darker, males have bipectinate antennae, and pexella tends to fly later.
© University of Alberta Museums
Source:
University of Alberta Museums
Trusted
Distribution
Distribution
Kearfott (1905), in describing T. f. nortella, mentions having seen specimens from Regina, Saskatchewan, and from Lethbridge and Pincher Creek in Alberta. Mainly a prairie species.
© University of Alberta Museums
Source:
University of Alberta Museums
Trusted
Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
Prairie areas.
© University of Alberta Museums
Source:
University of Alberta Museums
Trusted
Trophic Strategy
Trophic Strategy
Unknown.
© University of Alberta Museums
Source:
University of Alberta Museums
Trusted
Life History and Behavior
Cyclicity
Life Cycle
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Thaumatopsis fernaldella
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
© Barcode of Life Data Systems
Trusted
Conservation
Conservation Status
Conservation Status
Uncommon, but probably of no known concern.
© University of Alberta Museums
Source:
University of Alberta Museums
Trusted
Disclaimer
EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. As a result, from time to time you may find pages on EOL that are confusing.
To request an improvement, please leave a comment on the page. Thank you!
