Species Details
Rhyacophila rickeri
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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in October.
IdentificationAdult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head is anteriorly dark brown and lighter posteriorly. Spurs are yellow-brown. The dorso-posterior edge of segment 9 in males is produced posterad into a thumb-like process. Segment 10 is evident as a pair of rounded lobes (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name
Rhyacophila rickeri
Habitat
Small, very shallow, cold, alpine moraine creeks.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in October.
Identification
Adult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head is anteriorly dark brown and lighter posteriorly. Spurs are yellow-brown. The dorso-posterior edge of segment 9 in males is produced posterad into a thumb-like…
Adult antennae are brown and the vertex of the head is anteriorly dark brown and lighter posteriorly. Spurs are yellow-brown. The dorso-posterior edge of segment 9 in males is produced posterad into a thumb-like process. Segment 10 is evident as a pair of rounded lobes (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
No information available.
Diet Info
Larvae are probably predacious.
Range
Range extends from Alaska, south to British Columbia and Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Rhyacophila rickeri
Page Citation
"Species Details - Rhyacophila rickeri, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3150. Accessed 15 Apr. 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 is 1 specimen of this Species.
UASM4236 - Rhyacophila rickeri
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Agnes
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-09-11
Adult Seasonal Distribution
- Specimens collected within a specified date range, but specimens collected at the same date and location are counted as one specimen.
- All specimens collected within a specified date range