Species Details
Hydropsyche placoda
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SeasonalityAdults fly from late May to early September.
IdentificationMale forewings are tinted translucent brown. Has enlarged eyes; female forewings are darker overall, with normal sized eyes. The antennae are pale orange-brown, narrow orange brown vertex in males and an orange-brown thorax, laterally yellow-brown. Legs are pale brown to straw with yellow spurs. The distal article of the male clasper is short, rectangular and lacks a mesal tooth (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Hydropsyche placoda
Habitat
Probably eclectic flowing waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from late May to early September.
Identification
Male forewings are tinted translucent brown. Has enlarged eyes; female forewings are darker overall, with normal sized eyes. The antennae are pale orange-brown, narrow orange brown vertex in males and an…
Male forewings are tinted translucent brown. Has enlarged eyes; female forewings are darker overall, with normal sized eyes. The antennae are pale orange-brown, narrow orange brown vertex in males and an orange-brown thorax, laterally yellow-brown. Legs are pale brown to straw with yellow spurs. The distal article of the male clasper is short, rectangular and lacks a mesal tooth (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Annual(?) Unknown.
Conservation
Not common (?).
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
Extends from Alberta and Montana, east to southern Quebec and Illinois.
Citation
Page Citation for Hydropsyche placoda
Page Citation
"Species Details - Hydropsyche placoda, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1316. Accessed 08 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 4 specimens of this Species.
UASM264034 - Hydropsyche placoda
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-31
UASM264035 - Hydropsyche placoda
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-31
UASM264207 - Hydropsyche placoda
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByDjernaes, M.
Date Collected2006-09-04
UASM264208 - Hydropsyche placoda
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11