Species Details
Hydropsyche confusa
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SeasonalityAdults fly from July to August.
IdentificationAdult antennae are brownish cream and the vertex is dark grey-brown. Thorax dark brown to orange laterally and the legs are pale dull brown . Male spur formula is 1, 4, 4 and females, 2, 4, 4. The tip of the male aedeagus is cut square, slightly rounded and with a rounded dorsal lobe (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Hydropsyche confusa
Habitat
Larger, turbid rivers.
Seasonality
Adults fly from July to August.
Identification
Adult antennae are brownish cream and the vertex is dark grey-brown. Thorax dark brown to orange laterally and the legs are pale dull brown . Male spur formula is 1, 4, 4 and females, 2, 4, 4. The tip of the male…
Adult antennae are brownish cream and the vertex is dark grey-brown. Thorax dark brown to orange laterally and the legs are pale dull brown . Male spur formula is 1, 4, 4 and females, 2, 4, 4. The tip of the male aedeagus is cut square, slightly rounded and with a rounded dorsal lobe (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Univoltine. Pupates from late May to late August.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
Presently known from the McKenzie delta, British Columbia south to Washington, Idaho and Utah, east across Canada and the northern tier of the states up to Quebec.
Citation
Page Citation for Hydropsyche confusa
Page Citation
"Species Details - Hydropsyche confusa, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1311. Accessed 09 May. 2024.
References
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.
UASM5553 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brooks
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-05
UASM5565 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Brooks
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-07
UASM5545 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Stettler
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-12
UASM5561 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Fort Vermilion
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-16
UASM5557 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Taber
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-17
UASM5559 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Battle River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-12
UASM5539 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-15
UASM5555 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-16
UASM5541 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-30
UASM5540 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-08-04
UASM5560 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-08-20
UASM5536 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-13/1965-07-15
UASM5537 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-27
UASM5538 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-08-11
UASM5542 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.
Date Collected1976-07-16
UASM5543 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bow River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-13
UASM5544 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Oldman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-13
UASM5546 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-30
UASM5547 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-30
UASM5548 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-15
UASM5549 - Hydropsyche confusa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-08