Species Details
Polycentropus remotus
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SeasonalityAdults can be found from late June to late August.
IdentificationVertex of the adult head a dull grey-brown. Legs are pale grey-brown, brown spurs in males and yellow-brown in females. In males, segment 10's dorsal processes are bowed dorsad, curving laterad. The cercus is tapered and distally acuminate (Nimmo, 1986).
Scientific Name
Polycentropus remotus
Habitat
Eclectic waters, wide range of ecological tolerance (Nimmo, 1986).
Seasonality
Adults can be found from late June to late August.
Identification
Vertex of the adult head a dull grey-brown. Legs are pale grey-brown, brown spurs in males and yellow-brown in females. In males, segment 10's dorsal processes are bowed dorsad, curving laterad. The cercus is…
Vertex of the adult head a dull grey-brown. Legs are pale grey-brown, brown spurs in males and yellow-brown in females. In males, segment 10's dorsal processes are bowed dorsad, curving laterad. The cercus is tapered and distally acuminate (Nimmo, 1986).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
Transcontinental, from Alaska and Washington State to Kentucky and Newfoundland, but it is not known from the Maritimes (Nimmo, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Polycentropus remotus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Polycentropus remotus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2402. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Polycentropodidae of Canada and adjacent United States.
Publication Date
1986
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
22
Pages
143-252
Author
Ross, Herbert, H.
Title
The caddis flies, or Trichoptera, of Illinois.
Publication Date
1944
Volume
23
Pages
326
Specimen Information
There are 12 specimens of this Species.
UASM5879 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lobstick River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-05
UASM5878 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Yarrow Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-31
UASM5881 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-07-21
UASM5880 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Girouxville
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-13
UASM5876 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-07-21
UASM5877 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Vermilion Lakes
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-05
UASM5875 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crow Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-06-29
UASM6222 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-20
UASM6238 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-05
UASM6482 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crow Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-06-29
UASM6483 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-31
UASM6213 - Polycentropus remotus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-08