Psychoglypha schmidi

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SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-September to the end of October. IdentificationAdult antennae are orange-brown and the vertex of the head is orange-brown. Spurs are dark orange-brown and the formula is 1, 2, 2. Forewings are pale to dark oranges-brown and faintly irrorate. In males, the cercus arms are bifid, long and equal in length. The clasper is acuminate and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Psychoglypha schmidi Habitat Small, alpine trickles to boulder torrents. Seasonality Adults fly from mid-September to the end of October. Identification

Adult antennae are orange-brown and the vertex of the head is orange-brown. Spurs are dark orange-brown and the formula is 1, 2, 2. Forewings are pale to dark oranges-brown and faintly irrorate. In males, the cercus arms are bifid, long and equal in length. The clasper is acuminate and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1971).

Life History Annual? Conservation Uncommon. Diet Info Larvae feed on detritus. Range This species is confined to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Psychoglypha schmidi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3135. Accessed 08 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

References

6 results plotted on map in 5 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM5156 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park Collected ByRichards, K. W. Date Collected1964-10-12/1968-10-14

UASM5157 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-09-21

UASM5158 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-10-07

UASM5174 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

UASM6151 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Snowflake Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-08-26

UASM6460 - Psychoglypha schmidi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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

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