Rockslide Tiger Moth

Acsala anomala

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Rockslide Tiger Moth
Scientific Name: 
Acsala anomala
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lepidoptera (Moth)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Lepidoptera
Family: 
Erebidae
General Biology
Canada Known Subspecies Count: 
0
Distribution

Distribution

more survey work is needed. Known global distribution limited to YT, NT and Alaska; Restricted to dry tundra, area unknown http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=156169
Score: 
F
References: 
HSS007

Number of Occurrences

Occurs locally on alpine scree slopes of unglaciated parts of the YT and NT (1 record, km 491 Dempster Hwy)
Score: 
A
References: 
HSS007
DD26

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
; almost certainly more widespread than the few records indicate
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Chris Schmidt, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild (2010); rank reviewed in 2014 by Doug Macaulay using the NatureServe Canada Rank Calculator.
Last Updated: 
June 12, 2015

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) Moths - an email Title RE: Moss and lichens or moths with ranks proposed by Richard Westwood, Jeremy deWaard, and Doug Macauley (07/16/2014 at 11:27). - HSS007 Return
  • Bold Systems (2014) - DD26 Return

Range Extent

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) Moths - an email Title RE: Moss and lichens or moths with ranks proposed by Richard Westwood, Jeremy deWaard, and Doug Macauley (07/16/2014 at 11:27). - HSS007 Return