Species Details
Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults fly from late May to early September.
IdentificationMale forewings are pale greyish brown and females are more orange-brown. Hindwings are tinted brown and the antennae are pale yellow. The vertex is dark brown, thorax dark reddish-brown and yellowish-cream legs. The lateral membranous lobes of the male aedeagus have a single black spine, which is curved antero-dorso-mesad (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Hydropsyche cockerelli
Habitat
Eclectic flowing waters in the prairies, mountains and foothills.
Seasonality
Adults fly from late May to early September.
Identification
Male forewings are pale greyish brown and females are more orange-brown. Hindwings are tinted brown and the antennae are pale yellow. The vertex is dark brown, thorax dark reddish-brown and yellowish-cream legs. …
Male forewings are pale greyish brown and females are more orange-brown. Hindwings are tinted brown and the antennae are pale yellow. The vertex is dark brown, thorax dark reddish-brown and yellowish-cream legs. The lateral membranous lobes of the male aedeagus have a single black spine, which is curved antero-dorso-mesad (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Has two generations in a season (LaFontaine, 1981), probably only in warmer climates.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
Cordilleran and western high prairies. Ranges from Yukon south to California and New Mexico. In Alberta, recorded from the plains and near the foothills region.
Citation
Page Citation for Hydropsyche cockerelli
Page Citation
"Species Details - Hydropsyche cockerelli, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1310. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
LaFontaine, Gary
Title
Caddisflies
Publication Date
1981
Pages
336
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 34 specimens of this Species.
UASM5530 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-09-05
UASM5528 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Smoky River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-28
UASM5524 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Iosegun River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-19
UASM5535 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Empress
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.
Date Collected1977-07-15
UASM5518 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-05-30
UASM5506 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-06-08
UASM5507 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Knight's Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-08-01
UASM5508 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-05-29
UASM5509 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-31
UASM5510 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Smoky River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-01
UASM5511 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Highwood River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08-13
UASM5512 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Collected ByLarson, D. J.; Larson, M.
Date Collected1967-07-24
UASM5513 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-15
UASM5514 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-05-24
UASM5515 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-05-20
UASM5516 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-06-05
UASM5517 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-05-31
UASM5519 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-31
UASM5520 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, South Saskatchewan River
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-18
UASM5521 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByWales, D. G.
Date Collected1968-06-02
UASM5522 - Hydropsyche cockerelli
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River
Collected ByDonald, D. B.
Date Collected1975-08-10