Species Details
Polycentropus aureolus
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SeasonalityAdults can be found from mid-June to mid-August.
IdentificationVertex of adult head dull straw colored and the antennae a dull grey-brown. The legs are dull straw, distally pale brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. Both dorsal and ventral pairs of processes are short, stout, tapered, acuminate and directed postero-ventrad (Nimmo, 1986).
Scientific Name
Polycentropus aureolus
Habitat
Flowing and standing waters.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from mid-June to mid-August.
Identification
Vertex of adult head dull straw colored and the antennae a dull grey-brown. The legs are dull straw, distally pale brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. Both dorsal and ventral…
Vertex of adult head dull straw colored and the antennae a dull grey-brown. The legs are dull straw, distally pale brown with brown spurs. In males, segment 10 has two pairs of processes. Both dorsal and ventral pairs of processes are short, stout, tapered, acuminate and directed postero-ventrad (Nimmo, 1986).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Not common.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
Transcontinental, from Newfoundland east to southern British Columbia and south to the northern states (Nimmo, 1986).
Citation
Page Citation for Polycentropus aureolus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Polycentropus aureolus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2411. 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.
UASM5813 - Polycentropus aureolus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Maskuta Creek campsite
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-08-01
UASM5814 - Polycentropus aureolus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-07-21
UASM5812 - Polycentropus aureolus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Fort Vermilion
Collected ByPhilip, H.
Date Collected1976-07-12