BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Aseptis binotata
Rusty Shoulder Knot Moth
| Scientific Name: | Aseptis binotata (Walker, 1865) | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Rusty Shoulder Knot Moth | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Mustelin, T. and L.G. Crabo, L.G. 2015. Revision of the genus Aseptis McDunnough (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) with a description of two new genera, Paraseptis and Viridiseptis. ZooKeys 527: 57-102. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | LE-ASEBIN | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | GNR | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S4S5 (Mar 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Not Reviewed | ||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
N / N N / N N / N na / N |
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| Global Habitat Comments: | This species occurs in many habitats, from dense forest to shrub desert (Mustelin and Crabo 2015). | ||||||||||
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Herbivore:Immature
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| Global Food Habits Comments: | Larval foodplants include many woody shrubs, including species of Ribes, Salix, Acer, Symphoricarpos, Prunus, and Oemleria (Mustelin and Crabo 2015). | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | This species is widespread in western North America; ranging from Mexico north along the Pacific Coast to British Columbia and east to south-central Alberta, Canada, Wyoming, and Nebraska USA (Mustelin and Crabo 2015). | ||||||||||
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Aseptis binotata. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).