Species Details
Limnephilus nimmoi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected on July 8 and September 10.
IdentificationAdult antennae are yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is yellow-brown with paler warts. Forewings are yellow-brown. In males, the clasper has a full base and a small black spine on the extremity of the dorsal surface. The mesal face of the cercus has a small ridge of black spines (Nimmo, 1977).
Scientific Name
Limnephilus nimmoi
Habitat
Small muskeg lakes of the mountains and foothills.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected on July 8 and September 10.
Identification
Adult antennae are yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is yellow-brown with paler warts. Forewings are yellow-brown. In males, the clasper has a full base and a small black spine on the extremity of the dorsal…
Adult antennae are yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is yellow-brown with paler warts. Forewings are yellow-brown. In males, the clasper has a full base and a small black spine on the extremity of the dorsal surface. The mesal face of the cercus has a small ridge of black spines (Nimmo, 1977).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritovores.
Range
This species is only known from Alberta and Quebec (Nimmo, 1977).
Citation
Page Citation for Limnephilus nimmoi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Limnephilus nimmoi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3101. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Trichoptera (Insecta) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia, and their post-glacial origins. I. The families Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae. Supplement 1.
Publication Date
1977
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
13
Pages
25-67
Specimen Information
There are 2 specimens of this Species.
UASM4856 - Limnephilus nimmoi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1976-07-18
UASM6422 - Limnephilus nimmoi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca Falls
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-09-10