Species Details
Micrasema bactro
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults can be found from late May to late August.
IdentificationThe body and hair of the adults are dark brown. Maxillary palps of the males reach the apex of the first article of the antennae. Forewings are uniformly dark brown to black. The male cercus is linear and evenly tapered with an oblique distal edge. The article of the clasper is not projected beyond the adjacent lobes of the proximal article (Schmid, 1983).
Scientific Name
Micrasema bactro
Habitat
Flowing waters, often cold.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from late May to late August.
Identification
The body and hair of the adults are dark brown. Maxillary palps of the males reach the apex of the first article of the antennae. Forewings are uniformly dark brown to black. The male cercus is linear and evenly…
The body and hair of the adults are dark brown. Maxillary palps of the males reach the apex of the first article of the antennae. Forewings are uniformly dark brown to black. The male cercus is linear and evenly tapered with an oblique distal edge. The article of the clasper is not projected beyond the adjacent lobes of the proximal article (Schmid, 1983).
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
No information available.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on mosses.
Range
Widely distributed along the mountains of the west coast of North America, from Yukon south th California, east to Montana and Alberta (Schmid, 1983).
Citation
Page Citation for Micrasema bactro
Page Citation
"Species Details - Micrasema bactro, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1067. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Schmid, F.
Title
Revision des trichopteres Canadiens. III. Les Hyalopsychidae, Psychomyiidae, Goeride, Brachycentridae, Sericostomatidae, Helicopsychidae, Beraeidae, Odontoceridae, Calamoceratidae et Molannidae.
Publication Date
1983
Series Title
Memoires de la societe entomologique du Canada
Volume
125
Pages
109
Specimen Information
There are 4 specimens of this Species.
UASM6360 - Micrasema bactro
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, House River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-06-19
UASM6361 - Micrasema bactro
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chickadee Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
UASM6362 - Micrasema bactro
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bauerman Brook
Collected ByDonald, D. B.
Date Collected1975-08-07
UASM6363 - Micrasema bactro
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-04