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Species Details
Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults fly from early June to late August.
IdentificationAdult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head dark brown. Spurs are pale brown. Forewings are deep chocolate-brown to a pale yellowish brown, lightly irrorate and the costal are is clear and pale yellow. In males, the cercus and segment 10 processes are equal in length. Each process is tapered and rounded at the tips. The ventral base of the clasper is smoothly tapered to an acuminate, black, dorsal process (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name
Anabolia bimaculata
Habitat
Typha sloughs, ponds, lakes and smaller, smooth-flowing creeks and rivers.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early June to late August.
Identification
Adult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head dark brown. Spurs are pale brown. Forewings are deep chocolate-brown to a pale yellowish brown, lightly irrorate and the costal are is clear and pale yellow. In…
Adult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head dark brown. Spurs are pale brown. Forewings are deep chocolate-brown to a pale yellowish brown, lightly irrorate and the costal are is clear and pale yellow. In males, the cercus and segment 10 processes are equal in length. Each process is tapered and rounded at the tips. The ventral base of the clasper is smoothly tapered to an acuminate, black, dorsal process (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Very common.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritovores, feeding on vascular plant tissues.
Range
The range of this species extends from Great Slave Lake to British Columbia, New Mexico, Michigan and Maine. In Alberta, it is relatively common throughout the plains and lower major mountain valleys (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Anabolia bimaculata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Anabolia bimaculata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3066/9-301916. Accessed 08 Jan. 2025.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date
1971
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
7
Pages
1-234
Specimen Information
There are 85 specimens of this Species.
UASM4431 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ware Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08-12
UASM4481 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lake Sara
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-18
UASM4426 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-07-08
UASM4423 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-07-14
UASM4437 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-07-15
UASM4421 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-07-17
UASM4444 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Vegreville
Collected ByAwram, J.
Date Collected1963-07-02
UASM4449 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-06-11
UASM4438 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-14
UASM4473 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-20
UASM4434 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, White Gull
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-20
UASM4464 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08-15
UASM4456 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-11
UASM4453 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1965-07-15/1965-07-16
UASM4419 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1965-08-10/1965-08-13
UASM4468 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1965-08-12/1965-08-20
UASM4458 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1966-06-20/1966-06-24
UASM4477 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1966-07-13/1966-07-19
UASM4448 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1966-08-17/1966-08-26
UASM4441 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1967-06-23/1967-06-30
UASM4472 - Anabolia bimaculata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge
Collected ByLarson, D. J.
Date Collected1961-08-14