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Species Details

Hydropsyche cockerelli

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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.

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"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 25 Nov. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 34 specimens of this Species.

34 results plotted on map in 20 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM5523 - 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

UASM5525 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Athabasca River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-06-24

UASM5526 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitemud Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-05-30

UASM5527 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, McLeod River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-07-25

UASM5529 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-07

UASM5531 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Athabasca River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1976-06-06

UASM5532 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1975-07-24

UASM5533 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Fairview Collected ByPhilip, H. Date Collected1975-06-25

UASM5534 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1975-08-20

UASM6492 - 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

UASM6493 - 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

UASM264126 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton University of Alberta Collected BySchwarzfeld Date Collected2007-05-28

UASM264192 - Hydropsyche cockerelli

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton University of Alberta Collected BySchwarzfeld, M. Date Collected2007-05-28

Adult Seasonal Distribution