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Apatania shoshone

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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 Name Apatania shoshone Habitat 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).

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"Species Details - Apatania shoshone, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3062/9-18620. Accessed 07 Feb. 2025.

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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.

UASM4486 - Apatania shoshone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-01

UASM4485 - Apatania shoshone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-07-31

UASM6427 - Apatania shoshone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Cameron Lake Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-19

UASM6428 - Apatania shoshone

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByLarson, D. J. Date Collected1967-07-24

Adult Seasonal Distribution