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Scientific Name Philocasca alba Habitat Sub-alpine, alpine and maybe terrestrial or flowing waters. Seasonality Adults have been collected on May 11, May 17 and June 12. Identification

Adult antennae are pale yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is pale red-brown with cream-coloured warts. Spurs are red-brown. Forewings are milky opaque grey with faint irrorations. In males, the cercus is…

Adult antennae are pale yellow-brown and the vertex of the head is pale red-brown with cream-coloured warts. Spurs are red-brown. Forewings are milky opaque grey with faint irrorations. In males, the cercus is short, distally square-cut and much shorter than segment 10 process (Nimmo, 1977).

Read More + Life History Annual? Conservation Rare? Diet Info Larvae feed on vascular plant tissue. Range This species has only been recorded from southwestern Alberta, Kananaskis area and Waterton National Park (Nimmo, 1977).