Species Details
Cheumatopsyche campyla
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SeasonalityAdults fly from early May to mid-October.
IdentificationAdult male forewings are light grey-brown and hindwings faintly tinted brown. Antennae are pale yellow-brown, vertex dark brown and thorax is dark reddish brown to orange-brown laterally. The legs are pale brown to straw. Proximal article of the male clasper is approximately uniform. The distal article broadly curves dorsad and the base overlaps the proximal article (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Cheumatopsyche campyla
Habitat
Eclectic flowing waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early May to mid-October.
Identification
Adult male forewings are light grey-brown and hindwings faintly tinted brown. Antennae are pale yellow-brown, vertex dark brown and thorax is dark reddish brown to orange-brown laterally. The legs are pale brown to…
Adult male forewings are light grey-brown and hindwings faintly tinted brown. Antennae are pale yellow-brown, vertex dark brown and thorax is dark reddish brown to orange-brown laterally. The legs are pale brown to straw. Proximal article of the male clasper is approximately uniform. The distal article broadly curves dorsad and the base overlaps the proximal article (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Annual (?) Unknown.
Conservation
Very Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
Transcontinental, south of the northern treeline. In Alberta, it has been recorded in the northern portion of the province.
Citation
Page Citation for Cheumatopsyche campyla
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cheumatopsyche campyla, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1349. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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 26 specimens of this Species.
UASM6502 - Cheumatopsyche campyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wandering River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-05-29
UASM6503 - Cheumatopsyche campyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wandering River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-05-29
UASM264016 - Cheumatopsyche campyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264017 - Cheumatopsyche campyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264209 - Cheumatopsyche campyla
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByDjernaes, M.
Date Collected2006-09-04