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Limnephilus femoralis

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SeasonalityAdults are found in July. IdentificationAdult antennae are light brown with the scapes and pedicels darker. The vertex of the head is brown with paler warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown, irrorate and the costal area is clear. In males, the cercus and segment 10 processes are long, slender and equal in length. The clasper is minute and triangular in shape (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Limnephilus femoralis Habitat Swamps and Carex lakes. Seasonality Adults are found in July. Identification
Adult antennae are light brown with the scapes and pedicels darker. The vertex of the head is brown with paler warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown, irrorate and the costal area is clear. In males,…
Adult antennae are light brown with the scapes and pedicels darker. The vertex of the head is brown with paler warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown, irrorate and the costal area is clear. In males, the cercus and segment 10 processes are long, slender and equal in length. The clasper is minute and triangular in shape (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History Annual? Conservation Uncommon. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range This species is Holarctic in distribution. The range extends from Alaska to Greenland, Newfoundland and Washington State. In Alberta, it occurs in the plains and the larger and lowest mountain valleys (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus femoralis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3088. Accessed 01 Apr. 2025.

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Specimen Information

There are 3 specimens of this Species.

3 results plotted on map in 3 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4726 - Limnephilus femoralis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Vegreville Collected ByAwram, J. Date Collected1963-07-01

UASM4724 - Limnephilus femoralis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-07-19

UASM4725 - Limnephilus femoralis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Vermilion Lakes Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-07-05

Adult Seasonal Distribution