Homophylax acutus

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SeasonalityAdults have been recorded on August 6 and 22. IdentificationAdult antennae are brownish yellow and the vertex of the head pale yellow. Forewings are dull brownish yellow with darker areas along the posterior region of wing. In males, segment 10 ventral processes are short, stout and partly obscured by the cercus. Segment 10 dorsal processes are clearly visible, large, and black and curved ventrad (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Homophylax acutus Habitat High mountain lakes and alpine pools or trickles. Seasonality Adults have been recorded on August 6 and 22. Identification

Adult antennae are brownish yellow and the vertex of the head pale yellow. Forewings are dull brownish yellow with darker areas along the posterior region of wing. In males, segment 10 ventral processes are short, stout and partly obscured by the cercus. Segment 10 dorsal processes are clearly visible, large, and black and curved ventrad (Nimmo, 1971).

Conservation Common. Diet Info No information available. Range This species range extends from Alberta, south to Idaho. In Alberta, it is confined to high altitude creeks or pools (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Homophylax acutus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3128. Accessed 09 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

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UASM6425 - Homophylax acutus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1964-08-22

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