Quensel's Tiger Moth

Apantesis quenseli (Grammia quenseli)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Quensel's Tiger Moth
Scientific Name: 
Apantesis quenseli (Grammia quenseli)
Synonyms: 
Grammia quenseli
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lepidoptera (Moth)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Lepidoptera
Family: 
Erebidae
Distribution

Ecozones

Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic
References: 
H234

Distribution

Score: 
G
References: 
HSS007

Number of Occurrences

Daring Lake Tuktoyaktuk, 21 mi. E Victoria Isd, 71,17N, 114W Victoria Island, Holman; 2 localities, 5 records - 4 Banks Island, north; E of Eda Lake; :https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15687000; Schimdt (2009); Rydell et al. (2001)
Score: 
AD
References: 
H234

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
C
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
An arctic-alpine species of dry tundra; few (<5) available records for most jusrisdictions, but almost certainly undercollected due to remoteness of habitat; this species is more common along the coastline than it appears. More survey work needed before ranking as a 3 (2014)
S Rank: 
S3S5
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.; Reviewed in 2020 by Doug Macaulay, no change
Last Updated: 
September 24, 2020

References

Ecozones

  • Chris Schmidt (2010) RE: FW: Tiger moth spreadsheet Email to S Carriere - Excell file attachement with locations of tiger moths. Chris Schmidt [Chris.Schmidt@inspection.gc.ca] Printed in binder - H234 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Chris Schmidt (2010) RE: FW: Tiger moth spreadsheet Email to S Carriere - Excell file attachement with locations of tiger moths. Chris Schmidt [Chris.Schmidt@inspection.gc.ca] Printed in binder - H234 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