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Species Details

Limnephilus indivissus

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SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-July to late September. IdentificationAdult antennae are pale yellow with darker scapes. The vertex of the head is reddish brown with paler warts. Spurs are dark reddish brown. Forewings are yellow to pale brown and the costal are is clear at the distal end. In males, the cercus is longer than the processes on segment 10 and shaped like a truncated triangle. The cercus median face has a row of distinct black teeth (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Limnephilus indivissus Habitat Small lakes and sloughs, near Equisetum/Carex fringes. Seasonality Adults fly from mid-July to late September. Identification
Adult antennae are pale yellow with darker scapes. The vertex of the head is reddish brown with paler warts. Spurs are dark reddish brown. Forewings are yellow to pale brown and the costal are is clear at the…
Adult antennae are pale yellow with darker scapes. The vertex of the head is reddish brown with paler warts. Spurs are dark reddish brown. Forewings are yellow to pale brown and the costal are is clear at the distal end. In males, the cercus is longer than the processes on segment 10 and shaped like a truncated triangle. The cercus median face has a row of distinct black teeth (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History Annual? Conservation Common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range The range for this species extends from British Columbia to Illinois, Nova Scotia and Quebec. In Alberta, it occurs in the plains, foothills and low mountain passes (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus indivissus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3091/9-13113. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

References

Specimen Information

There are 14 specimens of this Species.

14 results plotted on map in 9 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4773 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected BySummer Class Date Collected1965-07-14

UASM4775 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-09-12

UASM4781 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-13

UASM4778 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1966-07-19/1966-07-22

UASM4774 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByLarson, D. J. Date Collected1965-07-30

UASM4771 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByLarson, D. J. Date Collected1965-08-04

UASM4772 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-17

UASM4776 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Turner Valley Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-09-13

UASM4777 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crowsnest Pass Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-08-30

UASM4779 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1966-08-19/1966-09-01

UASM4780 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Turner Valley Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-11

UASM6209 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D. Date Collected1980-08-30

UASM6156 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Fairview Collected ByPike, Edward Marshall Date Collected1979

UASM6431 - Limnephilus indivissus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-09-13

Adult Seasonal Distribution