List of the Lepidoptera Recorded From Albany Hill
Abbreviations:
la: larvae
mi: leaf mines
ga: plant gall
ad: adults.
Dates indicated by I (January) to XII (December).
Introd.: introduced species, non-native in California.
Vagr.: Probable vagrant individuals from surrounding urban and more distant habitats. Several butterflies are regularly or often observed (e.g. Battus philenor, Vanessa atalanta, V; virginiensis, but their larval food plants are rare or unknown on Albany Hill). The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a winter’ but. not breeding resident, the adults forming overwintering aggregations in Eucalyptus trees.
Nomenclature follows the ‘Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico’ (Hodges et al. 1983). Most of the butterflies and a few of the moths have been accorded regional subspecies names, which are not employed here.
MOTHS
Eriocraniidae
Dyseriocrania ?auricyanea (Walsingham)
la, mi: on Quercus agrifolia (95C37.1, 96C41.1, 97D9.1, 98D22.3), abandoned & occupied III, IV.
Tischeriidae
Tischeria splendida (Braun)
la, mi: on Rubus vitifolius (95C46), III, ad: emgd. IV; ad in field VI.
Nepticulidae
Stigmella ?canadensis (Braun)
mi: Alnus rhombifolia (98E13.1, J6), V, X (abandoned)
Stigmella heteromelis (Wilkinson & Scoble)
la, mi: on Heteromeles arbutifolia (95C36, 96C47.1, 97B), I, II, III; ad: VI
Stigmella variella (Braun)
mi: Quercus agrifolia (95C37.3, 95Fl3.1, 96C41.2, 97D9.2, 98D22.2), abandoned & occupied III, IV, VI
Stigmella sp.
mi: Salix lasiolepis (95C41.3), abandoned III
Heliozelidae
Coptodisca saliciella (Clemens)
mi: Salix lasiolepis (95C41.2, 96K1.1), abandoned III, X
Prodoxidae
Greya reticulata (Riley)
ad: ovip. flowers Sanicula crassicaulis, III, IV
Tineidae
Nemapogon granella (L.) introd.
ad: III, V, VI, IX, X
Oinophila v-flavum (Haworth) introd.
ad: IX
Opogona omoscopa (Meyrick) introd.
ad: V, IX
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia agrifoliella (Opler)
la, mi: leaf roll on Quercus agrifolia (95C37.5, 97D9), cocoon on Q. agrifolia (98E4.1) ad: emgd. IV, V; in field VI, IX, X
Caloptilia diversilobiella (Opler)
mi, la: leaf rolls Toxicodendron diversilobum (95C45, 95J2,
98J4), ad: emgd. IV; in field VI, IX
Caloptilia reticulata (Braun)
mi: Quercus agrifolia (95C37.5, 97D9.4, 98D22, 98E4), occupied
& abandoned III, IV; ad: emgd. V, in field VI
Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius)
la, mi: Salix lasiolepis (95C41.1, 96C49, 97C3, 98J7),
abandoned & occupied last instar shelters III, IX
Cameraria agrifoliella (Braun)
la, mi: Quercus agrifolia (95C37.2, 95F13, 96C4l, 97D9,
98D22.1), III, IV, VI; ad: emgd. IV, in field VI
Marmara sp.
mi: Rubus vitifolius, abandoned mines X; ad: VI
Neurobathra bohartiella (Opler)
ad: IX
Phyllonorycter alnicolella (Walsingham)
mi: Alnus rhombifolia (98J5), IX; ad: emgd. IX
Phyllonorycter ?oregonensis (Walsingham)
la, mi: Symphoricarpos mollis (95D1), ad: emgd. IV, V
Phyllonorycter ?apicinigrella (Braun)
mi: Salix lasiolepis (96K1.2), abandoned X
Phyllonorycter sp.?
mi: Toxicodendron diversilobum (95J3), abandoned IX
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix albertiella (Busck)
la: Quercus agrifolia (97D9.3), IV, ad: emgd. by VII
Bucculatrix koebelella (Busck)
ad: VI assoc. Artemisia californica
Bucculatrix separabilis (Braun)
la: Baccharis pilularis (95C43, 98E12), ad: emgd. IV, VI
Bucculatrix variabilis (Braun)
la: Baccharis pilularis (95C43, 97B6, D11.1), II, III, IV ad:
emgd. II to IV
Oecophoridae
Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck) introd.
ad: VI, IX
Agonopterix nervosa (Haworth) introd.
ad: IX
Agonopterix oregonensis (Clarke)
la: inflor. Sanicula crassicaulis (98D20), IV; ad: emgd. V
Batia lunaris (Haworth)
ad: VI
Endrosis sarcitrella (L.)
ad: IV introd.
Esperia sulphurella (F.) introd.
la: Quercus bark with Polyporus gilvus (97B2), ad: emgd. III
& in field III to V
Elachistidae
Elachista gildorella (Kaila) ms
ad: IV
Elachista marachella (Kaila) ms
ad: III, IV, VI
Perittia cygnodiella (Busck)
la, mi: Symphoricarpos mollis (95D1, 96C48), III, IV, ad: emgd. XII, I; Symphoricarpos ?albus (95D3), IV, ad: emgd. I & III in field
Blastobasidae
Holcocera sp. 1
la: on Ribes californicum (97D14), IV, Baccaris pilularis w/ Aristotelia shelters (98G9.1); ad: emgd. V, VIII, in field VI. Probably a scavenger.
Holcocera sp. 2
ad: IV
Hypatopa sp.
ad: V, VII
Coleophoridae
Batrachedra salicipomonella (Clemens)
la: Pontania galls on Salix lasiolepis (96C51, 96K1), III, X; ad: emgd. V, XI
Coleophora ?baccharella (Landry) ms
la: Baccharis pilularis (95C44, 97B7, 98E11), II, III, V; ad: emgd. VII-IX
Coleophora pruniella (Clemens)
la: Salix lasiolepis (96C50), III; ad: emgd. IV
Gelechiidae
Aristotelia argentifera (Busck)
la: Baccharis pilularis (97B5, 98G9), II, VII; ad: emgd. III, VIII
Chionodes chrysopyla (Keifer)
la: on Corylus under Quercus agrifolia (95D16, 98E8), on Q. agrifolia (97D4), IV; ad: emgd. V, in field VII
Chionodes nanodella (Busck)
ad: IX
Chionodes occidentella (Chambers)
ad: II-IV, X
Chionodes petalumensis (Clarke)
la: on Quercus agrifolia (97D3), IV; ad: IX
Gnorimoschema baccharisella (Busck)
ga: Baccharis pilularis (95C44.1, 95D5, 97B8, 98F20, G8), II, IV, VI, VII; ad: emgd. IX
Recurvaria bacchariella (Keifer)
la: Baccharis pilularis (95D4, 98E10), IV, V; ad: emgd. IX
Scrobipalpula psilella (H.-S.)
la: Gnaphalium ?canescens, II; ad: emgd. III
Symmetrischema striatellum (Murtfeldt)
la: Solanum americanum (95C40), ad: emgd. IV introd.?
Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen)
pupa: Solanum americanum (98E16), V (DOA) introd.
Telphusa sedultiella (Busck)
la: Quercus agrifolia (97D7, 98D21), IV, ad: emgd. V, in field VI, IX, X, XII
Plutellidae
Ypsolopha cervella (Walsingham)
la: Quercus agrifolia (97D2), IV; beaten from but did not feed on Corylus, under Q. agrifolia (95D14, 98D23), ad: emgd. IV, V, in field VII
Schreckensteiniidae
Schreckensteinia festaliella (Hubner) introd.?
ad: III, IV, VI, VII, IX
Sesiidae
Synanthedon bibionipennis (Boisduval)
ad: VII to pheromone bait assoc. blackberry
Tortricidae
Olethreutinae
Epinotia albangulana (Walsingham)
la: Alnus rhombifolia (98E13), V; ad: emgd. VI & in field VI
Epinotia columbia (Kearfott)
la: Salix lasiolepis (95C4l.1, 96C50, 97B9, C2), II, III, ad: emgd. III, IV, V
Epinotia emarginana (Walsingham)
la: Quercus. agrifolia (97D5, 98E5) beaten from but did not feed on Corylus, under Q. agrifolia (95D15), IV, V; ad: emgd. V & in field VI, IX, X, XII
Epinotia lomonana (Kearfott)
la: Prunus subcordata (95D6, 96C45), III, IV, ad: emgd. X
Grapholita lunatana (Walsingham)
ad: III, IV
Phaneta apacheana (Walsingham)
la: Gnaphalium ?bicolor (96C42), III, ad: emgd. V
Tortricinae
Acleris hastiana (L.)
la: Salix lasiolepis (96C50, 97B9.1), II, III; ad: emgd. IV, V
Acleris keiferi (Powell)
la: Rosa californica (95D10.1), IV, ad: emgd. V
Acleris senescens (Zeller)
la: Salix lasiolepis (96C50, 97B9.3), II, III, ad: emgd. IX, X
Acleris variegana (Schiffermuller) introd.
la: Prunus subcordata (95D6), IV, Rosa californica (96C52), III, ad: emgd. IV, V
Croesia albicomana (Clemens)
la: Rosa californica (95D10, 96C52), III, IV, ad: emgd. IV, V
Cnephasia longana (Haworth) introd.
ad: VI.1962 (RLL)
Archips argyrospilus (Walker)
la: Prunus subcordata (95D7), ad: emgd. IV
Argyrotaenia citrana (Fernald)
la: Heteromeles arbutifolia (96C47), III, Scrophularlia californica (97B4), ad: emgd. II, IV & in field III to VII, IX
Clepsis peritana (Clemens)
ad: III, V-VII, IX, XI
Crambidae
Dicymolomia metalliferalis (Packard)
ad: IX
Eudonia rectilinea (Zeller)
ad: VI
Hellula rogatalis (Hulst)
ad: X
Doastictis fracturalis (Zeller)
ad: IX
Nomophila nearctica (Munroe)
ad: VIII vagr.
Pyrausta subsequalis (Guenee)
ad: II, III, V, VII-X
Udea profundalis (Packard)
ad: IV-VI, X, XI
Uresiphita reversalis (Guenee)
ad: II, III, VII-X; la: observed on Genista monspessulana, IX, XI. introd.
Pyralidae
Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst)
ad: IX
Phycitodes mucidellum (Ragonot)
ad: VIII
Pterophoridae
Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham)
la: Scrophularia californica (96C44), III, ad: emgd. IV
Oidaematophorus grandis (Fish)
la: in stems Baccharis pilularis (98G10), VII
Oidaematophorus griscescens (Walsingham)
la: Baccharis pilularis (97Dll), IV; ad: emgd. IV, V
Oidaematophorus occidentalis (Walsingham)
ad: VI
Platyptilia williamsi (Grinnell)
la: Artemisia douglasiana (98E14), Anaphalis margaritacea
(98E15), V; ad: emgd. VI
Geometridae
Dysstroma citrata (L.)
ad: IX
Dysstroma mancipata (Guenee) complex
ad: IV, V
Elpiste marcescaria (Guenee)
ad: VI
Epirrhoe plebeculata (Guenee)
ad: I, II, III
Eupithecia rotundopuncta (Packard)
ad: III
Eupithecia sp.
la: beaten from Corylus under Quercus agrifolia (95C39,
97Dl3.1), III, IV & from Q. agrifolia (97D8.1), IV
Eupithecia sp.
la: beaten from Prunus subcordata (95D8), IV
Hydriomena nubilofasciata (Packard)
la: Quercus agrifolia (95C49), III, Corylus under Q. agrifolia(95D17), not reared [? ID]; ad: emgd. I;
Hydriomena quinquefasciata (Packard)
ad: V
Sabulodes aegrotata (Guenee)
la: on Marah fabaceus (77D13), IV
Synaxis ?mosesiani (Sala)
la: Prunus subcordata (96D7), IV, ad: emgd. X
unplaced Sp. (Eupithecia?)
la: Quercus agrifolia (95C39), III, not reared
unplaced sp. (Eupithecia?)
la: Quercus agrifolia (97D8.1), IV, not reared
unplaced Sp. (Eupithecia?)
la: Prunus subcordata (95D8), IV not reared
unplaced sp.
la: beaten from Corylus californicus (95D11, D13.1, 98E7), not reared
unplaced sp.
la: Quercus agrifolia (98E6), not reared
Dioptidae
Phryganidea californica (Packard)
la: Quercus agrifolia in 1950s RLL. The California Oak Moth develops outbreak populations periodically but has not been seen in the East Bay area in recent years
Arctiidae
Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval)
ad: IV
unplaced sp.
la: Ribes sanguineum (98F2), VI
Noctuidae
Autographa californica (Speyer)
ad: III, IV
Catocala hippolyta (Stretch)
ad: IX
Heliothis phloxiphagus (Grote & Robinson) vagr.
ad: VI
Heliothis zea (Boddie)
ad: IX
Homoglaea ?carbonaria (Harvey)
la: Salix lasiolepis (96C50.1, 97B9.2, C2.1, 98E9), II, III, V; ad: emgd. VIII, DOA II
Nola sp.
la: beaten from Corylus under Quercus agrifolia (95D12, 96D8)
from Q. agrifolia (97D8.2), from Salix lasiolepis (97D12), IV
Orthosia praeses (Grote)
la: Scrophularia californica (96C43), Vicia (98D8) [ID?], III, IV; ad: emgd. XII;
unplaced sp. (Orthosia?)
la: beaten from Quercus agrifolia (97D8), IV
unplaced sp.
la: beaten from Corylus californicus (95C38), III not reared
unplaced sp.
la: beaten from Prunus subcordata (95D9), IV not reared