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Species Details
Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults fly from early July to late August.
IdentificationMale forewings are grey-brown. Antennae are yellowish-brown, vertex reddish brown and the thorax is deep reddish brown, yellowish brown laterally. Legs are straw-coloured with yellow spurs. The dorsum of segment ten on males has a distinct pair of dorsal lobes (Nimmo, 1987).
Scientific Name
Cheumatopsyche speciosa
Habitat
Running waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early July to late August.
Identification
Male forewings are grey-brown. Antennae are yellowish-brown, vertex reddish brown and the thorax is deep reddish brown, yellowish brown laterally. Legs are straw-coloured with yellow spurs. The dorsum of segment…
Male forewings are grey-brown. Antennae are yellowish-brown, vertex reddish brown and the thorax is deep reddish brown, yellowish brown laterally. Legs are straw-coloured with yellow spurs. The dorsum of segment ten on males has a distinct pair of dorsal lobes (Nimmo, 1987).
Life History
Annual (?) Unknown.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are omnivorous.
Range
Ranges from Alberta east to Labrador and south to Oklahoma and South Carolina.
Citation
Page Citation for Cheumatopsyche speciosa
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cheumatopsyche speciosa, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1357/9-12170. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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 27 specimens of this Species.
UASM264018 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264019 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264032 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264033 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11
UASM264194 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Jefferson county, Deschutes National Forest
Collected ByDombroskie, J.
Date Collected2007-07-25
UASM264210 - Cheumatopsyche speciosa
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-11