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Mesochorus uniformis
Mesochorus uniformis is a species of ichneumon wasp described by Cresson in 1872. It belongs to the genus Mesochorus, a group of koinobiont endoparasitoids that attack lepidopteran larvae. The species has been documented in western Canada, with records from Alberta and British Columbia.
parasitoid ichneumon-wasp lepidoptera-parasite western-Canada
Negastrius colon
Colonist Click Beetle
Negastrius colon is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae, described by Horn in 1871. It is known from western Canada, specifically Alberta and British Columbia. The common name "Colonist Click Beetle" has been assigned through iNaturalist. As a member of the genus Negastrius, it belongs to a group of small click beetles, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.
click-beetle Elateridae western-Canada Negastrius Coleoptera insect beetle
Ophion idoneus
Ophion idoneus is a species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Ophioninae, first described by Viereck in 1905. Like other members of the genus Ophion, it belongs to a morphologically challenging group of parasitoid wasps that have historically been difficult to distinguish from related species. The species is known from western Canada, with records from Alberta and British Columbia. Ophion wasps are nocturnal and frequently attracted to artificial lights.
ichneumon-wasp parasitoid nocturnal light-attracted western-Canada morphologically-cryptic Ophioninae
Panzeria ampelus
Panzeria ampelus is a tachinid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) distributed in North America. It has been documented as an occasional parasitoid of the bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata) in western Canada. The immature stages of this species have been described and illustrated.
tachinidae parasitoid bertha-armyworm western-canada diptera
Parabagrotis exsertistigma
Parabagrotis exsertistigma is a species of cutworm moth in the family Noctuidae, originally described by Morris in 1874. It is a member of the genus Parabagrotis, which contains several North American noctuid species. The species has been recorded in western Canada and is attracted to ultraviolet light sources, a common trait among noctuid moths. Its Hodges number is 11047.
noctuidae cutworm-moth north-america western-canada blacklight-attracted hodges-11047
Pectotoma hoppingi
Pectotoma hoppingi is a species of false flower beetle in the family Scraptiidae. Described by Hatch in 1965, this species belongs to a small family of beetles often associated with decaying wood and fungal habitats. Records indicate presence in western Canada, specifically Alberta and British Columbia. The genus Pectotoma contains relatively few described species, and members of Scraptiidae are generally small, inconspicuous beetles that are poorly studied compared to related families.
Scraptiidae false-flower-beetle western-Canada North-America
Pelochrista argenteana
Pelochrista argenteana is a tortricid moth in the subfamily Olethreutinae, first described by Walsingham in 1895. The species belongs to a large genus of small moths commonly known as shoot borers or fruitworms. It has been documented in western Canadian provinces including Alberta and Saskatchewan. Like other members of the genus, it is presumed to have larvae that feed internally in plant tissues, though specific host associations for this species remain unverified.
tortricid microlepidoptera western-Canada
Peltodytes tortulosus
Peltodytes tortulosus is a species of crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae, described by Roberts in 1913. The species occurs in North America, with records from western Canada including Alberta and British Columbia. As a member of the Haliplidae, it inhabits aquatic environments and exhibits the characteristic crawling behavior of this beetle family.
aquatic crawling-water-beetle western-Canada Haliplidae Coleoptera
Phytodietus burgessi
Phytodietus burgessi is a species of ichneumonid wasp in the subfamily Ctenopelmatinae. It belongs to a genus whose members are known as koinobiont endoparasitoids of sawfly larvae. The species has been documented in western Canada, particularly in Alberta.
ichneumonid parasitoid sawfly-parasitoid western-Canada Alberta
Phytodietus vulgaris
Phytodietus vulgaris is an ichneumonid wasp described by Cresson in 1870. It is a parasitoid species known to attack the orange tortrix moth (Argyrotaenia citrana), a tortricid pest. The species has been documented in western Canada, with records from Alberta and Manitoba. Its life history includes diapause, though specific details require further study.
parasitoid ichneumonid tortricid-host western-Canada
Podabrus falli
Podabrus falli is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae, first described by Hopping in 1929. It belongs to the genus Podabrus, one of approximately 160 soldier beetle species found in North America. Soldier beetles in this genus are characterized by their soft, flexible elytra and typically exhibit coloration combining dark brown to black with orange, red, or yellow markings. The species has been recorded in western Canada, specifically Alberta and British Columbia.
Cantharidae soldier-beetle Coleoptera Podabrus North-America western-Canada Alberta British-Columbia
Polyblastus tibialis
A species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Tryphoninae. Documented from western Canada with records from Alberta. Belongs to a genus of koinobiont ectoparasitoids that attack sawfly larvae. The specific epithet 'tibialis' likely refers to a characteristic of the tibia.
Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Tryphoninae parasitoid sawfly-parasite western-Canada koinobiont ectoparasitoid forest-habitat
Polygonia satyrus
Satyr Comma, Satyr Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus, commonly known as the satyr comma or satyr anglewing, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is primarily distributed in western Canada and bears close resemblance to Polygonia comma, with which it is frequently confused. The species is locally common within its range. Its caterpillars feed on Urtica gracilis, the American stinging nettle.
butterfly Nymphalidae North-America western-Canada nettle-feeder
Pseudanostirus nebraskensis
Pseudanostirus nebraskensis is a click beetle in the family Elateridae. The species was described by Bland in 1863 and is currently recognized as valid. Records indicate presence in western Canada, specifically Alberta and British Columbia. Available information on this species remains limited.
click-beetle Elateridae Coleoptera western-Canada rarely-recorded
Rhadinoceraea aldrichi
Rhadinoceraea aldrichi is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae, described by MacGillivray in 1923. The genus Rhadinoceraea comprises small, slender sawflies, though species-level diagnostic features for R. aldrichi remain poorly documented in accessible literature. Distribution records indicate occurrence in western Canada, specifically Alberta and British Columbia.
sawfly Tenthredinidae western-Canada understudied-species
Rhantus wallisi
Rhantus wallisi is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae, described by Hatch in 1953. The species is endemic to North America, with documented occurrences in western Canada including Alberta and British Columbia. Like other members of the genus Rhantus, it is an aquatic predator inhabiting freshwater environments.
predaceous-diving-beetle aquatic freshwater North-America western-Canada
Rhogogaster lateraria
Rhogogaster lateraria is a sawfly species in the family Tenthredinidae, originally described from North America by Cresson in 1880. It belongs to a genus of relatively large, often brightly colored sawflies commonly known as green sawflies. The species is documented from western Canada, with records from Alberta and British Columbia. Like other members of its genus, it likely exhibits the characteristic sawfly morphology with a broad connection between thorax and abdomen, lacking the narrow waist typical of many other Hymenoptera.
sawfly Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera North-America western-Canada
Scaphomorphus trivittatus
Scaphomorphus trivittatus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. The species was originally described by Thomas Say in 1832 and has historically been known under the synonym Boisea trivittatus. It is native to western Canada and is not the same organism as the boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata), a common true bug that shares a similar former scientific name. The species has been recorded in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
weevil Curculionidae western-Canada taxonomic-confusion nomen-dubium-in-literature
Selatosomus carbo
Selatosomus carbo is a click beetle species in the family Elateridae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853. The species is known from limited distributional records in western North America, specifically British Columbia, Canada. As a member of the genus Selatosomus, it belongs to a group of elaterid beetles commonly known as click beetles, characterized by their ability to right themselves using a prosternal process that engages with a mesosternal groove.
Coleoptera Elateridae click-beetle British-Columbia LeConte-1853 North-America western-Canada
Selatosomus montanus
Mount Revelstoke Click Beetle
Selatosomus montanus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. It is known from western Canada, with records from Alberta and British Columbia. The species was described by Broun in 1935. Limited biological information is available for this species.
click-beetle Elateridae Coleoptera western-Canada mountain-species
Speyeria mormonia erinna
Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia erinna is a subspecies of the Mormon fritillary butterfly, a member of the brush-footed family Nymphalidae. Like other Speyeria species, it is closely associated with violet host plants for larval development. Research on congeneric species has demonstrated that this group relies primarily on visual cues for navigation to suitable habitat patches. The subspecies is distributed across prairie and montane regions of western Canada.
butterfly fritillary prairie violet-dependent visual-navigation western-Canada
Tetropium parvulum
Northern Spruce Borer
Tetropium parvulum, the northern spruce borer, is a small cerambycid beetle specialized on spruce hosts. It was elevated from synonymy with T. cinnamopterum based on distinct morphological differences in larvae and adults, and exhibits strict host specificity to Picea compared to the conifer generalist T. cinnamopterum. The species has a one-year life cycle and is an economically important borer of white and Engelmann spruce logs in western Canada.
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Vacusus formicetorum
Saskatchewan Ant-like Flower Beetle
Vacusus formicetorum is a small beetle species in the family Anthicidae, commonly known as the Saskatchewan Ant-like Flower Beetle. It is one of the few documented species in the genus Vacusus. The species was described by Wasmann in 1894 and appears to have a restricted distribution in western Canada. Very little is known about its biology or ecology.
Coleoptera Anthicidae Vacusus rarely-recorded western-Canada prairie-species
Xylotrechus mormonus
Xylotrechus mormonus is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1861. It belongs to the tribe Clytini, a group commonly known as the "typical longhorns" or "flower longhorns" for their frequent association with flowering plants. The genus Xylotrechus contains numerous species across North America, many of which are wood-boring beetles as larvae and flower visitors as adults. Specific biological details for X. mormonus remain poorly documented in the accessible literature.
Cerambycidae Clytini wood-boring-beetle North-America LeConte-1861 western-Canada
Zeugophora abnormis
Zeugophora abnormis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Megalopodidae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1850. It is native to North America, with records from western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the United States. The genus Zeugophora belongs to the small family Megalopodidae, which is closely related to Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) and contains species with larvae that bore into plant stems or feed externally on foliage.
leaf-beetle Megalopodidae North-American-fauna Coleoptera western-Canada