Biology:Orgyia leucostigma sablensis

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Short description: Subspecies of moth

Orgyia leucostigma sablensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species:
Subspecies:
O. l. sablensis
Trinomial name
Orgyia leucostigma sablensis
(Neil, 1979)

Orgyia leucostigma sablensis is a subspecies of Orgyia leucostigma found only on Sable Island in Nova Scotia, Canada . The subspecies was first described by Kenneth Neil in 1979.

Description

Physical

O. l. sablensis shares many common characteristics with its mainland counterpart, O. l. plagiata.[1] Males and females of O. l. sablensis share the same antennae, palpi, genitalia and vestiture as O. l. plagiata.[1] Males of the subspecies have a rusty brown coloured forewing and have marking similar to that O. l. plagiata but are generally less distinctive.[1] The grey colouring found on the median area of O. l. plagiata are generally absent in males on Sable Island, reduced to a small patch of colouring or absent altogether.[1] The discal dot for males of the subspecies is obscure and indistinct.[1] The undersides of both wings in males are a rusty brown colour, while the upper-sides are a solid rusty brown.[1] Females of the subspecies are a very light grey colour, and have small wing pads present.[1]

Behavior

Like O. l. plagiata, O. l. sablensis has a flight period that occurs from late July to mid-September.[1] The subspecies is a general feeder, and its larva has been found in blueberry, cranberry, bayberry and several species of sedges and grasses.[1]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7102163 entry