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Species Details

Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults are found from late July to late August. IdentificationAdult antennae are clothed with black hairs and overall dark brown in colour. The vertex of the head is brown, except for a narrow area mesad of the compound eyes. Spurs are reddish yellow. Forewings are red-brown, irrorate with a few clear areas. In males, segment 10 is minute and unobscured by the cercus. The cercus has a massive, black ventral tooth (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Asynarchus curtus Habitat Quiet pools and creeks in high, alpine passes with Carex meadows. Seasonality Adults are found from late July to late August. Identification
Adult antennae are clothed with black hairs and overall dark brown in colour. The vertex of the head is brown, except for a narrow area mesad of the compound eyes. Spurs are reddish yellow. Forewings are red-brown,…
Adult antennae are clothed with black hairs and overall dark brown in colour. The vertex of the head is brown, except for a narrow area mesad of the compound eyes. Spurs are reddish yellow. Forewings are red-brown, irrorate with a few clear areas. In males, segment 10 is minute and unobscured by the cercus. The cercus has a massive, black ventral tooth (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History Annual? Conservation Common. Diet Info No information available. Range The known range extends from Great Slave Lake, south to Idaho. In Alberta, this species is mainly confined to the alpine areas (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Asynarchus curtus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3070/9-12081. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 36 specimens of this Species.

36 results plotted on map in 21 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4514 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-22

UASM4492 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1964-08-27

UASM4495 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Worsley Collected BySchaaf, A. Date Collected1967-07-11/1967-07-12

UASM4496 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-10

UASM4499 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-23

UASM4508 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-11

UASM4511 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM4512 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM4516 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Shunda Creek Camp Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-08

UASM4519 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-08-22

UASM6169 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Bighorn Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-08-18

UASM6170 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Plateau Mountain Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D. Date Collected1982-08-15

UASM6138 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Cuthead Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-08-19

UASM6416 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff-Jasper Hwy. (BNP) Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-30

BIRD34699 - Asynarchus curtus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2010-07-24

Adult Seasonal Distribution