Semioscopis aurorella — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

General Description

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Semioscopis aurorella forewing colouration is variable, ranging from yellow-gray to pale yellow-white (Hodges 1974). Some individuals may have darker forewings but the costal margin is generally gray-brown and flecks of gray scales (Hodges 1974). Forewing length is generally between 11 to 14 mm (Hodges 1974). The aedeagus of male S. aurorella is twice as long as the basal width with short, curved cornuti (Hodges 1974).
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Distribution

Distribution

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Semioscopis aurorella ranges throughout Canada between north-central Alberta and south-eastern Ontario (Hodges 1974). In the United States, this moth has been found between south-central New York state and Wisconsin (Hodges 1974).
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National Distribution

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Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Physical Description

Type Information

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Syntype for Semioscopis aurorella Dyar, 1902
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
Sex/Stage: Male;
Preparation: Pinned; Slide
Collector(s): H. Merrick
Year Collected: 1902
Locality: New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Syntype: 1902. Canadian Entomologist. 34: 319.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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Can be found in deciduous and mixed forests. Adults have been collected in low latitude boreal habitat as well as in the prairies.
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Trophic Strategy

Trophic Strategy

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Unknown but the closely related European species, S. avellanella, feed on birch (Betula) and hornbeam (Carpinus) (Hodges 1974).
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Life History and Behavior

Cyclicity

Cyclicity

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This species is likely univoltine, with a flight period occurring throughout March to late May (Hodges 1974). In Alberta, S. aurorella have been caught between April and early May.
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Life Cycle

Life Cycle

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Not reported but other members of the genus are leafrollers which overwinter as pupae in the ground (Hodges 1974).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Semioscopis aurorella

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 34 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
XAE004-04|Moth4004.03|Semioscopis aurorella| ---------------------------------------ACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTTGGATTATCTTTA---AGATTACTAATTCGTGCTGAATTAGGTAACCCAGGATCTTTAATTGGAAAT---GATCAAATCTATAATACTATTGTCACAGCCCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCATTAATA---TTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTACTACCTCCTTCTCTTACTTTATTAATTTCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAATGGAGCAGGAACTGGATGAACAGTGTATCCCCCCCTTTCATCTAATATCGCTCATAGAGGAAGATCTGTCGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCCTTACATTTAGCTGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTATTAATATAAAATTAAATAATATATTTTTTGATCAATTACCATTATTTGTCTGATCAGTTGGAATTACTGCACTTTTACTTTTACTTTCATTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGA---GCAATTACAATACTTCTTACCGATCGTAATATTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCTGCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCTATTTTATACCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Semioscopis aurorella

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 32
Species: 43
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

Conservation Status

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Currently unknown but likely not a concern due to widespread range.
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National NatureServe Conservation Status

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure

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Wikipedia

Semioscopis aurorella

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The Aurora Flatbody Moth (Semioscopis aurorella) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Dyar in 1902. It is found from north-central Alberta to south-eastern Ontario, south into the United States between south-central New York and Wisconsin.[2]

The length of the forewings is 11-14 mm. The colouration of the forewings is variable and ranges from yellow-gray to pale yellow-white.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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