SeasonalityAdults fly from late July to mid-August.IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head very dark brown. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are pale and clear brown. In males, there is a pair of slender, black, dorsally curved hooks on the sclerites of segment 10 (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameApatania shoshoneHabitat
Standing water, possibly larger lakes.
Seasonality
Adults fly from late July to mid-August.
Identification
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head very dark brown. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are pale and clear brown. In males, there is a pair of slender, black, dorsally curved hooks on the sclerites of…
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head very dark brown. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are pale and clear brown. In males, there is a pair of slender, black, dorsally curved hooks on the sclerites of segment 10 (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
Uncommon.
Diet Info
Larvae graze for algae and diatoms from rocks.
Range
The known range for this species is from the extreme southwest Alberta, south to Colorado (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Apatania shoshone
Page Citation
"Species Details - Apatania shoshone, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3062. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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 are 4 specimens of this Species.
4 results plotted on map in 3 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.