Species Details
Rhyacophila belona
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SeasonalityAdults can be found from early June to later July.
IdentificationAdult antennae are almost black and the vertex of the head is black. Spurs are dark brown and the hindwings are a transparent brown. In males, there is a single, massive recurved process on segment 10. The aedeagus is a simple tube basally flanked by upcurved flanges (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name
Rhyacophila belona
Habitat
High alpine moraine creeks.
Seasonality
Adults can be found from early June to later July.
Identification
Adult antennae are almost black and the vertex of the head is black. Spurs are dark brown and the hindwings are a transparent brown. In males, there is a single, massive recurved process on segment 10. The aedeagus…
Adult antennae are almost black and the vertex of the head is black. Spurs are dark brown and the hindwings are a transparent brown. In males, there is a single, massive recurved process on segment 10. The aedeagus is a simple tube basally flanked by upcurved flanges (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Larvae are probably predacious.
Range
This species is found in Montana and Alberta, ranging from 6000 to 7000 feet in altitude.
Citation
Page Citation for Rhyacophila belona
Page Citation
"Species Details - Rhyacophila belona, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3141. Accessed 03 Jan. 2025.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date
1971
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
7
Pages
1-234
Specimen Information
There are 3 specimens of this Species.
UASM4132 - Rhyacophila belona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-04
UASM4131 - Rhyacophila belona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Agnes
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1968-07-21
UASM4133 - Rhyacophila belona
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-04