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Species Details
Wormaldia gabriella
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SeasonalityAdults can be found from mid July to early October.
IdentificationAdult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is co-linear and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1974).
Scientific Name
Wormaldia gabriella
Habitat
Small quiet streams to fast smooth rivers.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from mid July to early October.
Identification
Adult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is…
Adult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is co-linear and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1974).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritivores ?
Range
Extends from Alberta, south to California, Utah and Nevada. In Alberta, it is recorded from the lower mountain valleys and the Great Plains.
Citation
Page Citation for Wormaldia gabriella
Page Citation
"Species Details - Wormaldia gabriella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2359/9-17702. Accessed 06 Jan. 2025.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Trichoptera (Insecta) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia, and their post-glacial origins. II. The families Glossosomatidae and Philopotamidae.
Publication Date
1974
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
10
Pages
315-349
Author
Ross, Herbert, H.
Title
The caddis flies, or Trichoptera, of Illinois.
Publication Date
1944
Volume
23
Pages
326
Specimen Information
There are 14 specimens of this Species.
UASM5181 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Coppermine Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-08-01
UASM5185 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River camp
Collected ByClifford, Hugh F.
Date Collected1966-08-30
UASM5178 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River camp
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-25
UASM5179 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-20
UASM5180 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundance Creek camp
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-09-20
UASM5182 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-09-20
UASM5183 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-10-04
UASM5184 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-09-09
UASM5186 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-08-22
UASM6472 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-20
UASM6473 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-20
UASM264075 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Siskiyou county, Klamath National Forest
Collected ByDombroskie, J.
Date Collected2007-07-23
UASM264076 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Siskiyou county, Klamath National Forest
Collected ByDombroskie, J.
Date Collected2007-07-23
UASM264336 - Wormaldia gabriella
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: California, Siskiyou county, Klamath National Forest
Collected ByDombroskie, J.
Date Collected2007-07-23