Species Details
Parapsyche elsis
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SeasonalityAdults fly between late July to early September.
IdentificationAdult antennae are brownish-cream and the vertex of the head is brownish-yellow with brown antero-mesal warts. The thorax is yellow-brown with brownish-cream lateral sides. Legs are pale yellow-brown with brown spurs. Forewings of males are pale red-brown (12.4mm in length) and grey-brown in the females, both are heavily irrorated. The clasper on the males is robust, parallel-sided and taperedto a triangular tip. Also, there is a stout tooth on the mesal face of the clasper (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Parapsyche elsis
Habitat
Mountain/foothill creeks and rivers.
Seasonality
Adults fly between late July to early September.
Identification
Adult antennae are brownish-cream and the vertex of the head is brownish-yellow with brown antero-mesal warts. The thorax is yellow-brown with brownish-cream lateral sides. Legs are pale yellow-brown with brown…
Adult antennae are brownish-cream and the vertex of the head is brownish-yellow with brown antero-mesal warts. The thorax is yellow-brown with brownish-cream lateral sides. Legs are pale yellow-brown with brown spurs. Forewings of males are pale red-brown (12.4mm in length) and grey-brown in the females, both are heavily irrorated. The clasper on the males is robust, parallel-sided and taperedto a triangular tip. Also, there is a stout tooth on the mesal face of the clasper (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
P. elsis has a two-year lifecycle. Young or almost mature larvae will overwinter and will pupate in June to July.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
This caddisfly is restricted to the western Cordillera of North America, ranging from the Yukon and Northwest Territories south to California and Utah. There is one specimen recorded from North Carolina.
Citation
Page Citation for Parapsyche elsis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Parapsyche elsis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1112. Accessed 02 May. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Arctopsychidae and Hydropsychidae (Trichoptera) of Canada and adjacent United States.
Publication Date
1987
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
23
Pages
1-189
Specimen Information
There are 63 specimens of this Species.
UASM5312 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Ranger Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-25
UASM5340 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, South Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-08-12
UASM5325 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Thunder Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-18
UASM5358 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-24
UASM5332 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Etherington Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-29
UASM5333 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Coat Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-29
UASM5331 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-31
UASM5311 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-26
UASM5349 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-16
UASM5343 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-06
UASM5353 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-08-01
UASM5338 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-16
UASM5335 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-07
UASM5319 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-25
UASM5334 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Maligne Canyon
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-06
UASM5351 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-07-21
UASM5323 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Maligne River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-28
UASM5326 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08-10
UASM5345 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Redearth Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-16
UASM5336 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Silverhorn Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-30
UASM5318 - Parapsyche elsis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Helen Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-10