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Species Details
Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults can be found from late May to mid-September.
IdentificationAdult forewings are a pale browinsh gold and the antennae are dull yellow. Legs are straw coloured with yellow spurs. Male clasper is large and shaped roughly like a parallelogram, with disto mesal dorsal and ventral lobes (Nimmo, 1986).
Scientific Name
Polycentropus cinereus
Habitat
All flowing and standing waters.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from late May to mid-September.
Identification
Adult forewings are a pale browinsh gold and the antennae are dull yellow. Legs are straw coloured with yellow spurs. Male clasper is large and shaped roughly like a parallelogram, with disto mesal dorsal and…
Adult forewings are a pale browinsh gold and the antennae are dull yellow. Legs are straw coloured with yellow spurs. Male clasper is large and shaped roughly like a parallelogram, with disto mesal dorsal and ventral lobes (Nimmo, 1986).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Very common.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
South of the treeline, from Alaska east to Newfoundland and south to Texas (Nimmo, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Polycentropus cinereus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Polycentropus cinereus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2407/9-12520. Accessed 22 Nov. 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 46 specimens of this Species.
UASM5815 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac La Biche
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-21
UASM5816 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Pyramid Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-04
UASM5820 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Stettler
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-08-12
UASM5824 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundance
Collected ByHocking, Brian
Date Collected1955-07-23
UASM5828 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-16
UASM5829 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-15
UASM5831 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Pyramid Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-04
UASM5833 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Battle River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-30
UASM5834 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Carrot Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
UASM5835 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, La Biche River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-07-27
UASM5836 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-30
UASM5839 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-14
UASM5842 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Pyramid Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-04
UASM5845 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, La Biche River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-06-29
UASM5849 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-28
UASM5850 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edwand
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-11
UASM6480 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac La Biche
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-21
UASM6481 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-16
UASM264005 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Itaska
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-27
UASM264006 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Itaska
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-27
UASM264030 - Polycentropus cinereus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Itaska
Collected BySperling, F. A. H.
Date Collected2006-07-19