SeasonalityAdults fly from early May to late June.IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown to black and the vertex of the head black. Spur formula is 1, 2, 4 and brown. In males, the cercus is slender and deeply bifurcate. The dorsal lobe is longer and thicker than the ventral lobe. The clasper is long, slender and relatively uniform in width (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameApatania albertaHabitat
Small turbulent streams to large smooth flowing streams.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early May to late June.
Identification
Adult antennae are dark brown to black and the vertex of the head black. Spur formula is 1, 2, 4 and brown. In males, the cercus is slender and deeply bifurcate. The dorsal lobe is longer and thicker than the…
Adult antennae are dark brown to black and the vertex of the head black. Spur formula is 1, 2, 4 and brown. In males, the cercus is slender and deeply bifurcate. The dorsal lobe is longer and thicker than the ventral lobe. The clasper is long, slender and relatively uniform in width (Nimmo, 1971).
Diet Info
Larvae graze for algae and diatoms from rocks.
Range
This species is only known from the Banff area in Alberta and Vancouver Island British Columbia (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Apatania alberta
Page Citation
"Species Details - Apatania alberta, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3060. Accessed 09 May. 2024.
Authorship
NameRobinson, E.
Rolespecies page author
Date2003-01
References
AuthorNimmo, A. P.
TitleThe adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date1971
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume7
Pages1-234
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
1 result plotted on map in 1 marker. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.