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L. (Tanysaccus) aenescens (Walsingham)

Adult Characteristics

Wingspan 10.5-13.5 mm. Forewing mostly unicolorus, pale golden brown to pale straw yellow. Female generally somewhat lighter. Hindwing uniformly gray.

Comparison with similar species

Very similar to, and possibly conspecific with, sublustris. I know of no published traits that distinguish the two species, and members of both entities and intergrades are frequently found together (Pellmyr, unpubl. obs.).

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Rosa woodsii (Pellmyr, unpubl. data).

Geographic distribution

Southern British Columbia, Canada, south to northern California, eastward to Alberta, Canada, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.

Habitat

Open shrubby grassland with rose shrubs.

References

Lectotype in British Museum, Natural History.

About this page

Olle Pellmyr
E-mail: pellmyr@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu.
Dept of Biology, Vanderbilt University, Box 1812-B Nashville, TN 37235, USA

Page copyright © 1996 Olle Pellmyr

Title illustration:
Male; Whitman Co., Washington, USA
Female; Garfield Co., Washington, USA
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