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Rhyacophila robusta

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SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-May to mid-July. IdentificationAdult antennae are red-brown and the vertex of the head is red-brown. Spurs are brown. The dorso-posterior surface of segment 9 in males has a cluster of long setae. Basal half of segment 10 has rounded lateral flanges. The distal article of the clasper is curved inward (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name Rhyacophila robusta Habitat Small, swift gravel creeks in the mountains. Seasonality Adults fly from mid-May to mid-July. Identification
Adult antennae are red-brown and the vertex of the head is red-brown. Spurs are brown. The dorso-posterior surface of segment 9 in males has a cluster of long setae. Basal half of segment 10 has rounded lateral…
Adult antennae are red-brown and the vertex of the head is red-brown. Spurs are brown. The dorso-posterior surface of segment 9 in males has a cluster of long setae. Basal half of segment 10 has rounded lateral flanges. The distal article of the clasper is curved inward (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation Not commonly collected. Diet Info Larvae are probably predacious. Range Ranges extends from the Cascades Mountains of Washington to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta.

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"Species Details - Rhyacophila robusta, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3151. Accessed 08 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.
Role species page author
Date 2003-01

References

Specimen Information

There are 6 specimens of this Species.

6 results plotted on map in 4 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4238 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-06-15

UASM4237 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca Falls Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-06-15

UASM4239 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-06-15

UASM4240 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-05-24

UASM4241 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-05-23

UASM4282 - Rhyacophila robusta

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dead Man's Flats Collected ByNimmo, A.

Adult Seasonal Distribution