SeasonalityOnly one record collected, September 22.IdentificationAdult antennae are red-brown and the vertex the head is reddish to yellowish brown, except for a dark chocolate brown area between the ocelli in males. In males, the cerci are longer than segment 10 processes, projecting posterad as far as clasper tip. The clasper is terminated by a distinct tuft of setae (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameLimnephilus susanaHabitat
Standing waters with Equisetem/Carex.
Seasonality
Only one record collected, September 22.
Identification
Adult antennae are red-brown and the vertex the head is reddish to yellowish brown, except for a dark chocolate brown area between the ocelli in males. In males, the cerci are longer than segment 10 processes,…
Adult antennae are red-brown and the vertex the head is reddish to yellowish brown, except for a dark chocolate brown area between the ocelli in males. In males, the cerci are longer than segment 10 processes, projecting posterad as far as clasper tip. The clasper is terminated by a distinct tuft of setae (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritovores.
Range
This species is known from one location in Alberta, the north Pembina River crossing at the Forestry Trunk Road (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Limnephilus susana
Page Citation
"Species Details - Limnephilus susana, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3115. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
References
AuthorNimmo, A. P.
TitleThe adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date1971
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume7
Pages1-234
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
1 result plotted on map in 1 marker. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.