Limnephilus sericeus

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SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-June to early October. IdentificationAdult antennae are yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is chocolate-brown with lighter warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown with hyaline clear areas. In males, the posterior edge of tergum 8 is developed downwards as an elongated bulge between the cerci. Claspers are shaped like very elongated acute triangles (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Limnephilus sericeus Habitat Carex/Typha/Equisetum ponds, lakes, sloughs, to small or large smoothly flowing streams. Seasonality Adults fly from mid-June to early October. Identification

Adult antennae are yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is chocolate-brown with lighter warts. Spurs are yellow. Forewings are light brown with hyaline clear areas. In males, the posterior edge of tergum 8 is developed downwards as an elongated bulge between the cerci. Claspers are shaped like very elongated acute triangles (Nimmo, 1971).

Life History Annual? Conservation Common. Diet Info Larvae are detritovores. Range This species is Holarctic in distribution, extending from Alaska, south to Oregon and east to Québec and New England. In Alberta, it occurs in the mountains (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Limnephilus sericeus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3112. Accessed 09 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

References

36 results plotted on map in 19 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM5013 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Forestry Trunk Road Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-22

UASM5015 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM5012 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM5027 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM5031 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blindman River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1966-10-03

UASM5036 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sturgeon River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-06-24

UASM5020 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-15

UASM5022 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-23

UASM5008 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-15

UASM5010 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ware Creek Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-08-12

UASM5033 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-15

UASM5024 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1965-06-25

UASM5006 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1965-08-10/1965-08-13

UASM5029 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1965-08-10/1965-08-13

UASM5005 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1965-08-12/1965-08-20

UASM5026 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1966-08-17

UASM5004 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM5017 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1966-09-05/1966-08-09

UASM5023 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake Collected ByGraham, P. Date Collected1966-09-17

UASM5016 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Collected ByHocking, Brian Date Collected1955-08-08

UASM5009 - Limnephilus sericeus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

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