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Ecclisomyia maculosa

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SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-July to mid-August. IdentificationAdult antennae are light yellow-brown and the vertex of the head brown, bordered with yellow. Forewings are light red or yellowish brown and uniformly irrorate. In males, the cercus is large, broad and rounded. The clasper is simple without a median lobe (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Ecclisomyia maculosa Habitat Small, gently riffled mountain creeks with fine gravel bottoms. Seasonality Adults fly from mid-July to mid-August. Identification
Adult antennae are light yellow-brown and the vertex of the head brown, bordered with yellow. Forewings are light red or yellowish brown and uniformly irrorate. In males, the cercus is large, broad and rounded. The…
Adult antennae are light yellow-brown and the vertex of the head brown, bordered with yellow. Forewings are light red or yellowish brown and uniformly irrorate. In males, the cercus is large, broad and rounded. The clasper is simple without a median lobe (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation Common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores, feeding on vascular plants and fine organic particles (Wiggins, 1996). Range This species range extends from Alberta and British Columbia, south to Oregon and Colorado. In Alberta, it is confined to the mountains and foothills (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Ecclisomyia maculosa, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3053. Accessed 05 Jul. 2025.

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Specimen Information

There are 7 specimens of this Species.

7 results plotted on map in 5 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4612 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Bow Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-25

UASM4607 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Bow Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-08-10

UASM4608 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Poboktan Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-06

UASM4611 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Yara Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-13

UASM4609 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lynx Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-14

UASM4610 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Agnes Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-08-10

UASM6443 - Ecclisomyia maculosa

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Agnes Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-08-10

Adult Seasonal Distribution