Rhyacophila vagrita

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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in late September. IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head is dark brown, lightening laterally and postero-mesally. The dorsum of segment 9 in males is humped. Dorso-median process on segment 10 is robust and has a barb disto-ventrally (Nimmo, 1971).

Scientific Name Rhyacophila vagrita Habitat Varies from large mountain rivers to small forest creeks. Seasonality Adults have been collected in late September. Identification

Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head is dark brown, lightening laterally and postero-mesally. The dorsum of segment 9 in males is humped. Dorso-median process on segment 10 is robust and has a…

Conservation Uncommon. Diet Info Larvae are probably predacious. Range From British Columbia and Alberta, south to Utah. In Alberta, this species is only known from two areas, located at the bottom of major valleys, approximately 3500 feet in altitude (Nimmo, 1971).

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"Species Details - Rhyacophila vagrita, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3155. Accessed 07 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

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UASM6465 - Rhyacophila vagrita

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1967-09-22

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