Polycentropus smithae

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SeasonalityAdults can be found from mid-June to mid-August. IdentificationAdults forewings are pale golden brown and the hindwings are paley tinted golden. Vertex of the head is deep yellow-brown. Legs are pale brownish yellow to straw coloured and the spurs are brownish yellow. In males, segment 10's dorsal processes are corkscrewed and the cercus is rounded (Nimmo, 1986).

Scientific Name Polycentropus smithae Habitat Lakes and smaller silt or gravel creeks. Seasonality Adults can be found from mid-June to mid-August. Identification

Adults forewings are pale golden brown and the hindwings are paley tinted golden. Vertex of the head is deep yellow-brown. Legs are pale brownish yellow to straw coloured and the spurs are brownish yellow. In males, segment 10's dorsal processes are corkscrewed and the cercus is rounded (Nimmo, 1986).

Life History Annual ? Conservation Not common. Diet Info Larvae are predacious. Range Transcontinental from Yukon and Vancouver Island, south to New Hampshire. Present in extreme eastern Quebec, with no records in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario (Nimmo, 1986).

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"Species Details - Polycentropus smithae, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2403/9-14637. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

References

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UASM5882 - Polycentropus smithae

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Two Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-12

UASM6479 - Polycentropus smithae

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Battle River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-12

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