Angel Lichen Moth Abundance and Morphology Data, Grand Canyon, AZ, 2012

Release Date

2016

Start Date

2012-04-20

End Date

2012-10-14

Publication Date

2017-09-29

Metcalfe, A.N, Kennedy, T.A., and Muehlbauer, J.D., 2016, Angel lichen moth abundance and morphology data, Grand Canyon, AZ, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7154F5S.

Type: Related Primary Publication

The purpose of these data is to better understand the life history of Cisthene angelus in Grand Canyon. These data describe the phenology and morphology of mature adult angel lichen moth, Cisthene angelus along an elevation gradient in the canyon-bound, riverine environment of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, northern Arizona, USA. Data were collected to correlate empirical data on the emergence and morphology of mature C. angelus to geographical and temporal variables. A goal was to describe the life history of this understudied, yet common, species over broad spatial and temporal scales. Although no prior data exist on the abundance or morphology of angel lichen moth, we suspected that populations in Grand Canyon would exhibit variation in abundance and morphology along the elevation and temperature gradient that exists. Specifically, we predicted that angel lichen moth adults captured at lower elevations would be more numerous and larger than adults captured at higher elevations due to warmer temperatures. Abundance data were collected by citizen scientists using light traps. C. angelus collected in light traps were subsampled for wing length and weight data, which were processed at Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, AZ.

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• USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC)

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