Species Details
Polycentropus interruptus
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SeasonalityAdults can be found from early June to late August.
IdentificationAdult forewings are golden brown with scattered pale areas. The antennae are orange-brown and the vertex of the head is brown. Legs are cream to yellow-brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. The ventral pair are blade or hook-like. Dorsal pair are long, slender, acuminate and curved postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1986).
Scientific Name
Polycentropus interruptus
Habitat
Lakes?
Seasonality
Adults can be found from early June to late August.
Identification
Adult forewings are golden brown with scattered pale areas. The antennae are orange-brown and the vertex of the head is brown. Legs are cream to yellow-brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of…
Adult forewings are golden brown with scattered pale areas. The antennae are orange-brown and the vertex of the head is brown. Legs are cream to yellow-brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. The ventral pair are blade or hook-like. Dorsal pair are long, slender, acuminate and curved postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1986).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Not common.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
In Canada, from Vancouver Island east to Newfoundland, and extending south to Texas. There are some isolated records in the McKenzie Delta and Colorado (Nimmo, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Polycentropus interruptus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Polycentropus interruptus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2408. 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 3 specimens of this Species.
UASM6528 - Polycentropus interruptus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Skeleton Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1966-06-23
UASM6529 - Polycentropus interruptus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Skeleton Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1966-06-23
BIRD34695 - Polycentropus interruptus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rimbey
Collected ByBird, C. D.
Date Collected2010-06-27