Limnephilus minusculus

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SeasonalityAdults fly from late May to mid-July. IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown with darker scapes. Vertex of the head is black and the spurs are dark yellow. Forewings are pale chocolate-brown and the costal area is clear. In males, the clasper is small, directed posterad and with a ventral base. Cercus extremity is directed mesad as a thin blade (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Limnephilus minusculus Habitat Carex/Typha slough or small lakes and streams and rivers on gravel. Seasonality Adults fly from late May to mid-July. Identification

Adult antennae are dark brown with darker scapes. Vertex of the head is black and the spurs are dark yellow. Forewings are pale chocolate-brown and the costal area is clear. In males, the clasper is small, directed posterad and with a ventral base. Cercus extremity is directed mesad as a thin blade (Nimmo, 1971).

Life History Annual? Conservation Common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range The range for this species extends from Alaska, south to Washington, Colorado and east to New York and Labrador. In Alberta, it is confined to the major lower mountain valleys, lower foothills and plains (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus minusculus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3098. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

References

11 results plotted on map in 10 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4847 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Westview camp Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-03

UASM4849 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Elk Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-14

UASM4850 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-06-18

UASM4844 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Ram River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-14

UASM4845 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-14

UASM4846 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lake Sara Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1963-05-29

UASM4848 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-07-14

UASM4851 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-06-19

UASM6158 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Honeymoon Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1979-06-22

UASM6159 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mildred Lake Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.; Ryan, J. K. Date Collected1979-07-05

UASM6393 - Limnephilus minusculus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Flatbush Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1963-05-29

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