Species Details
Ceraclea resurgens
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SeasonalityAdults fly between mid-June to late-August.
IdentificationAdults are grayish brown, with large patches of white hair on the wings and body, giving it a varigated and hairy appearance (Ross,1944). The harpago is slightly longer than the disto-dorsal lobe of the male clasper (Morse, 1975).
Scientific Name
Ceraclea resurgens
Habitat
Lakes.
Seasonality
Adults fly between mid-June to late-August.
Identification
Adults are grayish brown, with large patches of white hair on the wings and body, giving it a varigated and hairy appearance (Ross,1944). The harpago is slightly longer than the disto-dorsal lobe of the male clasper…
Adults are grayish brown, with large patches of white hair on the wings and body, giving it a varigated and hairy appearance (Ross,1944). The harpago is slightly longer than the disto-dorsal lobe of the male clasper (Morse, 1975).
Life History
Larvae will burrow into colonies of freshwater sponges and feed. The case is made up entirely of silk secretions produced by the larvae and will sometimes pupate right in the sponge mats in the spring (LaFontaine, 1981).
Diet Info
Larvae feed on freshwater sponges (LaFontaine, 1981).
Range
Transcontinental.
Citation
Page Citation for Ceraclea resurgens
Page Citation
"Species Details - Ceraclea resurgens, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2329. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
References
Title
A phylogeny and revision of the caddisfly fenus Ceraclea (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae)
Publication Date
1975
Series Title
Contributions of the American Entomological Institute
Volume
11
Pages
1-97
Author
LaFontaine, Gary
Title
Caddisflies
Publication Date
1981
Pages
336
Author
Ross, Herbert, H.
Title
The caddis flies, or Trichoptera, of Illinois.
Publication Date
1944
Volume
23
Pages
326
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
UASM5991 - Ceraclea resurgens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08