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Species Details
Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults can be found from early June to late August.
IdentificationVertex of adult head is dark brown, paling posteriorly. Antennae brownish cream. Legs are brownish-yellow with orange-brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. The dorsal pair is very long, slender, curved ventro-anterad, tapering to a very fine acuminate tip. Ventral pair are stout and apparently of two parts (Nimmo, 1986).
Scientific Name
Polycentropus flavus
Habitat
Standing and flowing waters in the subapline to boreal plains. Mountain torrents to lowland creeks.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from early June to late August.
Identification
Vertex of adult head is dark brown, paling posteriorly. Antennae brownish cream. Legs are brownish-yellow with orange-brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. The dorsal pair is very long,…
Vertex of adult head is dark brown, paling posteriorly. Antennae brownish cream. Legs are brownish-yellow with orange-brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. The dorsal pair is very long, slender, curved ventro-anterad, tapering to a very fine acuminate tip. Ventral pair are stout and apparently of two parts (Nimmo, 1986).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
From Alaska and California, east to Newfoundland, south to Colorado (Nimmo, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Polycentropus flavus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Polycentropus flavus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2409/9-13696. Accessed 26 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 29 specimens of this Species.
UASM6243 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-05
UASM6210 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-24
UASM6475 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Miette River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-27
UASM6220 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-24
UASM6224 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-24
UASM6231 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-06
UASM6247 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-18
UASM6474 - Polycentropus flavus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Little Brule Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-03