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Species Details

Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults fly from late July to early October. IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown with darker scapes. Vertex of the head is black in ocellar triangle with yellow warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown and the costal area clear. In males, segment 10 processes are short, black and triangular. There is black ridge on the mesal face of the cercus (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Limnephilus sansoni Habitat Carex ponds and sloughs. Seasonality Adults fly from late July to early October. Identification
Adult antennae are dark brown with darker scapes. Vertex of the head is black in ocellar triangle with yellow warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown and the costal area clear. In males, segment 10…
Adult antennae are dark brown with darker scapes. Vertex of the head is black in ocellar triangle with yellow warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown and the costal area clear. In males, segment 10 processes are short, black and triangular. There is black ridge on the mesal face of the cercus (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History Annual? Conservation Very common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range This species range extends from Alaska, south to Colorado. In Alberta, it occurs in the mountains and foothills (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus sansoni, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3110/9-13183. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 35 specimens of this Species.

35 results plotted on map in 17 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4914 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM4915 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-04

UASM4917 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-11

UASM4919 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-31

UASM4920 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-11

UASM4921 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tran-Canada Highway Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-13

UASM4922 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gap Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-13

UASM4924 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-08-23

UASM4925 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Kicking Horse Pass Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-08-23

UASM4926 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-10

UASM4927 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-12

UASM4929 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-25

UASM4930 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-13

UASM6448 - Limnephilus sansoni

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-09-10

Adult Seasonal Distribution