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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.

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"Species Details - Lepidostoma podagerum, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1260/9-14683. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 7 specimens of this Species.

7 results plotted on map in 7 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

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

Adult Seasonal Distribution