SeasonalityAdults are flying from mid-July to late September.IdentificationAdult antennae are light yellowish brown and the vertex of the head had a diamond-shaped black area. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are light brown and the clear areas are hyaline. In males, segment 10 is not visible beyond the cercus. The mesal face of the cercus has a large black tooth (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameLimnephilus hageniHabitat
Smaller Carex/Equisetum ponds and soughs.
Seasonality
Adults are flying from mid-July to late September.
Identification
Adult antennae are light yellowish brown and the vertex of the head had a diamond-shaped black area. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are light brown and the clear areas are hyaline. In males, segment 10 is not…
Adult antennae are light yellowish brown and the vertex of the head had a diamond-shaped black area. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are light brown and the clear areas are hyaline. In males, segment 10 is not visible beyond the cercus. The mesal face of the cercus has a large black tooth (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Not common.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritovores.
Range
The range extends from British Columbia and Great Slave Lake, east to Ontario. In Alberta, this species occurs in the mountains and foothills (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Limnephilus hageni
Page Citation
"Species Details - Limnephilus hageni, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3089. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
References
AuthorNimmo, A. P.
TitleThe adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date1971
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume7
Pages1-234
Specimen Information
There are 7 specimens of this Species.
7 results plotted on map in 6 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.