Lenarchus brevipennis

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SeasonalityNo information available. IdentificationAdult antennae are brown with lighter scapes. The vertex of the head is dark brown, lightening laterally. Spurs are brown. Forewings are pale chocolate brown, minutely and densely irrorate and the costa area clear. In males, the ventral base makes up the majority of the clasper, which is a right-triangle in shape. The dorsal process is minute (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Lenarchus brevipennis Habitat Possibly lakes. Seasonality No information available. Identification

Adult antennae are brown with lighter scapes. The vertex of the head is dark brown, lightening laterally. Spurs are brown. Forewings are pale chocolate brown, minutely and densely irrorate and the costa area clear. In males, the ventral base makes up the majority of the clasper, which is a right-triangle in shape. The dorsal process is minute (Nimmo, 1971).

Life History Annual? Conservation Rare. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range The range for this species extends from southern Alberta, south to Oregon and Colorado. In Alberta, it has been recorded from Waterton National Park area (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Lenarchus brevipennis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3077. Accessed 09 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

References

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UASM6387 - Lenarchus brevipennis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park Collected ByLarson, D. J.

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