SeasonalityAdults fly from late July to early August.IdentificationMale maxillary palps are slender and spatulate. The clasper is linear and almost horizontal, with a long, acuminate dorsal lobe.
Scientific NameLepidostoma roafiHabitat
Small streams.
Seasonality
Adults fly from late July to early August.
Identification
Male maxillary palps are slender and spatulate. The clasper is linear and almost horizontal, with a long, acuminate dorsal lobe.
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Not common.
Diet Info
Larvae are mainly detritovores feeding on plant materials and possibly dead fish.
Range
From Vancouver Island, south to California and Utah. In Alberta, it has been collected near the foothills, Swan Hills and the boreal forest.
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Page Citation for Lepidostoma roafi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Lepidostoma roafi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1261. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorLaFontaine, Gary
TitleCaddisflies
Publication Date1981
Pages336
AuthorWeaver III, John S.
TitleThe evolution and classification of Trichoptera, with a revision of the Lepidostomatidae and a North American synopsis of this family
Publication Date1983
Pages411
Specimen Information
There are 5 specimens of this Species.
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