Species Details
Lepidostoma podagerum
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SeasonalityAdults fly from early June to early July.
IdentificationLepidostoma podagerum was the first Lepidostomatid to be described in the New World. Adults have brown wings. The male maxillary palps are slender and finger-like and the tibia is enlarged in the anterior portion of the leg. The distal edge of segment 10 in males, is projected dorsad as an acuminate tooth.
Scientific Name
Lepidostoma podagerum
Habitat
Small streams.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early June to early July.
Identification
Lepidostoma podagerum was the first Lepidostomatid to be described in the New World. Adults have brown wings. The male maxillary palps are slender and finger-like and the tibia is enlarged in the anterior portion of…
Lepidostoma podagerum was the first Lepidostomatid to be described in the New World. Adults have brown wings. The male maxillary palps are slender and finger-like and the tibia is enlarged in the anterior portion of the leg. The distal edge of segment 10 in males, is projected dorsad as an acuminate tooth.
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Not very common.
Diet Info
Larvae are mainly detritovores feeding on plant materials and possibly dead fish.
Range
Restricted to the Pacific Northwest of North America, from Alberta south to California and Utah. In Alberta, it has been collected from Swan Hills and the boreal forest.
Citation
Page Citation for Lepidostoma podagerum
Page Citation
"Species Details - Lepidostoma podagerum, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1260. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Weaver III, John S.
Title
The evolution and classification of Trichoptera, with a revision of the Lepidostomatidae and a North American synopsis of this family
Publication Date
1983
Pages
411
Specimen Information
There are 7 specimens of this Species.
UASM5899 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chickadee Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-01
UASM5898 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Smuland Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-02
UASM5897 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lobstick River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-06-04
UASM5895 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Two Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-01
UASM5896 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rourke Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-06-06
UASM5900 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Carrot Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-06-04
UASM5894 - Lepidostoma podagerum
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, House River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-06-29