Moths and Butterflies of the Prairies Ecozone in Canada

Greg Pohl

doi:10.5886/g46dj1kp

Moths and Butterflies of the Prairies Ecozone in Canada

Citation

Pohl G (2014). Moths and Butterflies of the Prairies Ecozone in Canada. Biological Survey of Canada. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/g46dj1kp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

The Prairies Ecozone of southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta supports a diverse fauna, with 2,232 species of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) recorded to date in 61 families. By far the best known Lepidoptera are the butterflies, with 177 species known to occur in the ecozone. The species known to occur in the Prairies Ecozone are listed by province. The Lepidoptera fauna of this ecozone is reviewed in terms of diversity, state of knowledge of the major groups, postglacial and relict patterns, recent changes in distribution, and endangered and threatened species.

Taxonomic Coverages

Lepidoptera
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Canadian prairie provinces

Bibliographic Citations

Pohl, G. R., B. C. Schmidt, J. D. Lafontaine, J.-F. Landry, G. G. Anweiler and C. D. Bird. 2014. Moths and Butterflies of the Prairies Ecozone in Canada. In Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. Edited by D. J. Giberson and H. A. Cárcamo. Biological Survey of Canada. pp. 169-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3752/9780968932179.ch5 - doi:10.3752/9780968932179.ch5

Contacts

Greg Pohl
originator
position: Insect/Disease Identification Officer
Natural Resources Canada, Northern Forestry Centre
5320 - 122 Street
Edmonton
T6H 3S5
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-435-7211
email: greg.pohl@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Greg Pohl
metadata author
position: Insect/Disease Identification Officer
Natural Resources Canada, Northern Forestry Centre
5320 - 122 Street
Edmonton
T6H 3S5
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-435-7211
email: greg.pohl@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Greg Pohl
author
position: Insect/Disease Identification Officer
Natural Resources Canada, Northern Forestry Centre
5320 - 122 Street
Edmonton
T6H 3S5
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-435-7211
email: greg.pohl@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

B. Christian Schmidt
author
position: Entomologist
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa
K1A 0C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 613-715-5429
email: chris.schmidt@inspection.gc.ca

J. Donald Lafontaine
author
position: Scientist
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa
K1A 0C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 613-759-1791
email: don.lafontaine@agr.gc.ca

Jean-François Landry
author
position: Scientist
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa
K1A 0C6
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 613-759-1825
email: landryjf@agr.gc.ca

Gary Anweiler
author
position: n/a
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Building
Edmonton
T6G 2E3
Alberta
CA

Charles Bird
administrative point of contact
position: n/a
n/a
Box 22
Erskine
T0C 1G0
Alberta
CA
email: cdbird@xplornet.com

David Shorthouse
processor
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre / Canadensys
4101 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
QC
CA
Telephone: 514-343-6111 82354
email: david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca
homepage: http://www.canadensys.net

publisher
Biological Survey of Canada
CA

Greg Pohl
administrative point of contact
position: Insect/Disease Identification Officer
Natural Resources Canada, Northern Forestry Centre
5320 - 122 Street
Edmonton
T6H 3S5
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-435-7211
email: greg.pohl@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca