Species Details
Glossosoma verdona
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SeasonalityAdults can be found in early May to late July.
IdentificationAdult antennae are reddish-brown with pale joints. Vertex of the head and frons is dark chocolate brown with creamy-white warts and black median and frontal sutures. The male clasper is ladle-like.
Scientific Name
Glossosoma verdona
Habitat
Smaller, swift streams in the foothills or lower mountains or valley streams.
Seasonality
Adults can be found in early May to late July.
Identification
Adult antennae are reddish-brown with pale joints. Vertex of the head and frons is dark chocolate brown with creamy-white warts and black median and frontal sutures. The male clasper is ladle-like.
Life History
Annual (?) Data unavailable.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on detritus, algae and diatoms.
Range
G. verdona is known from Utah, Wyoming, British Columbia and Alberta. In Alberta, it is found in the Swan Hills, the foothills or the lower valleys of the mountains.
Citation
Page Citation for Glossosoma verdona
Page Citation
"Species Details - Glossosoma verdona, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1056. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Ross, Herbert H.
Title
Evolution and Classification of the Mountain Caddisflies.
Publication Date
1956
Pages
213
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Trichoptera (Insecta) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia, and their post-glacial origins. II. The families Glossosomatidae and Philopotamidae.
Publication Date
1974
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
10
Pages
315-349
Specimen Information
There are 11 specimens of this Species.
UASM5247 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-03
UASM5255 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chickadee Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-01
UASM5252 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Etherington Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-29
UASM5253 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Redearth Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-05-23
UASM5250 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pass Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-14
UASM5248 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Redearth Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-15
UASM5254 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Ram River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-14
UASM5249 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Fiddle River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-05-22
UASM5251 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitehorse Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-05-21
UASM6400 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gold Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-14
UASM6401 - Glossosoma verdona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gold Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-14