Species Details
Cheumatopsyche smithi
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SeasonalityAdults found from mid-May to mid-August.
IdentificationMales have golden brown forewings. Antennae are brown and the thorax is dark reddish brown and greyish brown laterally. Legs pale yellowish-brown with brownish-yellow spurs. The proximal article of the clasper is smoothly widened to a square-cut extremity. Distal article originates from the ventral angle of the proximal article extremity and the tip is curved dorsad (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Cheumatopsyche smithi
Habitat
Eclectic flowing waters.
Seasonality
Adults found from mid-May to mid-August.
Identification
Males have golden brown forewings. Antennae are brown and the thorax is dark reddish brown and greyish brown laterally. Legs pale yellowish-brown with brownish-yellow spurs. The proximal article of the clasper is…
Males have golden brown forewings. Antennae are brown and the thorax is dark reddish brown and greyish brown laterally. Legs pale yellowish-brown with brownish-yellow spurs. The proximal article of the clasper is smoothly widened to a square-cut extremity. Distal article originates from the ventral angle of the proximal article extremity and the tip is curved dorsad (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Annual (?) Unknown.
Conservation
Very common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
From Vancouver Island and southern British Columbia, east to southern Ontario and south to the contiguous northwestern states.
Citation
Page Citation for Cheumatopsyche smithi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cheumatopsyche smithi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1356. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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 20 specimens of this Species.
UASM5442 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Heart River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-19
UASM5439 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Amisk River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-07
UASM5449 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Amisk River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-07
UASM5448 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac La Biche
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-21
UASM5436 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByBarr, W.
Date Collected1979-08-01/1979-08-07
UASM5437 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1965-07-30
UASM5447 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Big Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-04
UASM5441 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Onoway
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-18
UASM5444 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Onoway
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-18
UASM5445 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitemud Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-06-08
UASM5438 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-31
UASM5440 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-18
UASM5443 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Magrath
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-12
UASM5446 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Saskatchewan River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-08
UASM5450 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Amisk River
Date Collected1967-06-07
UASM5451 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitemud River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-19
UASM5452 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Burnt River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-02
UASM5453 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Battle River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-12
UASM6504 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wandering River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-05-29
UASM6505 - Cheumatopsyche smithi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wandering River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-05-29