Limnephilus hyalinus

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SeasonalityAdults are flying from early July to late September. IdentificationAdults are straw-coloured overall with no wing patterns. In males, segment 10 processes are curved towards the cercus, each with matching black, dentate ridges (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Limnephilus hyalinus Habitat Carex/Typha sloughs and lakes. Seasonality Adults are flying from early July to late September. Identification Adults are straw-coloured overall with no wing patterns. In males, segment 10 processes are curved towards the cercus, each with matching black, dentate ridges (Nimmo, 1971). Life History Annual? Conservation Common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range

This species is transcontinental in distribution. Its range extends from Alaska to Oregon, Colorado, Illinois and Newfoundland. In Alberta, this species occurs in the plains and the low mountain valleys, to an…

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"Species Details - Limnephilus hyalinus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3090. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

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UASM6239 - Limnephilus hyalinus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D. Date Collected1980-08-11

UASM6420 - Limnephilus hyalinus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Vermilion Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-07-12

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