Species List Update
To date, survey work has led to the documentation of 2672 species in the province. This works out to about 49% of the Lepidoptera species known in Canada including 65 families of Lepidopterans. Though I suspect we have likely found the lion’s share of species that reside here, there are likely many more, especially micro-lepidoptera awaiting discovery.
Numerous additions have been made since Pohl et al.'s 2018 "Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska" thanks to members of the Alberta's Lepidopterist Guild and other Lepidoptera enthusiasts.
To learn more about this project or to see the draft species list visit: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375958747_AB_Checklist
