Limnephilus hageni

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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 Name Limnephilus hageni Habitat 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 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).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus hageni, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3089/9-13089. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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7 results plotted on map in 6 markers.
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UASM4728 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-22

UASM4730 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-13

UASM4727 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundre Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-13

UASM4729 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-15

UASM6408 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Forestry Trunk Road (KANAN) Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-15

UASM264292 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Pend Oreille county, Colville National Forest Collected ByDombroskie, J. Date Collected2007-07-29

UASM264315 - Limnephilus hageni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Utah, Cache county, Cache National Forest Collected ByDjernaes, M. Date Collected2007-07-05

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