Species Details
Rhyacophila donaldi
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SeasonalityAdults fly from early August to early September.
IdentificationAdult antennae are very dark with paler inter-annular sutures. Vertex of the head is almost black with slightly paler warts. In males, segment 10 is massive, apparently an extension of the dorsum of segment 9 (Nimmo, 1977).
Scientific Name
Rhyacophila donaldi
Habitat
Small, shallow, subalpine creeks on gravel or bedrock.
Seasonality
Adults fly from early August to early September.
Identification
Adult antennae are very dark with paler inter-annular sutures. Vertex of the head is almost black with slightly paler warts. In males, segment 10 is massive, apparently an extension of the dorsum of segment 9…
Adult antennae are very dark with paler inter-annular sutures. Vertex of the head is almost black with slightly paler warts. In males, segment 10 is massive, apparently an extension of the dorsum of segment 9 (Nimmo, 1977).
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Larvae are probably predacious.
Range
This species has only been recorded from Waterton National Park in Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Rhyacophila donaldi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Rhyacophila donaldi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3145. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Trichoptera (Insecta) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia, and their post-glacial origins. I. The families Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae. Supplement 1.
Publication Date
1977
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
13
Pages
25-67
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
UASM6374 - Rhyacophila donaldi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Brook
Collected ByDonald, D. B.
Date Collected1976-08-25