Limnephilus perpusillus

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SeasonalityAdults are flying from early July to early September. IdentificationAdult antennae are light reddish brown with darker scapes and pedicels. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light yellowish brown, very lightly irrorate in the posterior regions. In males, segment 10 processes extremities curved dorsa-laterad to coincide with a black tooth on the dorso-mesal edge of the cercus (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Limnephilus perpusillus Habitat Carex/Typha ponds and smaller lakes. Seasonality Adults are flying from early July to early September. Identification

Adult antennae are light reddish brown with darker scapes and pedicels. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light yellowish brown, very lightly irrorate in the posterior regions. In males, segment 10 processes extremities curved dorsa-laterad to coincide with a black tooth on the dorso-mesal edge of the cercus (Nimmo, 1971).

Life History Annual? Conservation Uncommon. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range The known range extends from Alberta south to Colorado and east to Newfoundland. In Alberta, it occurs in the plains and low foothills (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus perpusillus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3106. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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UASM4889 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Canmore Collected ByLarson, D. J. Date Collected1965-09-06

UASM4886 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-07-14

UASM4888 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun Lake Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-07-02

UASM4887 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lethbridge Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-25

UASM6394 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM6437 - Limnephilus perpusillus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Shunda Creek Camp Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-08

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