Species Details
Agrypnia colorata
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SeasonalityAdults fly from May to August.
IdentificationAdult head, thorax, wings and legs are dark brown. Spurs and spines of legs are highly variable in this species. In males, the clasper is linear, slender and distally bifurcate. The ventral lobe is bifurcate and resembles scissors (Wiggins, 1998).
Scientific Name
Agrypnia colorata
Habitat
Standing waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from May to August.
Identification
Adult head, thorax, wings and legs are dark brown. Spurs and spines of legs are highly variable in this species. In males, the clasper is linear, slender and distally bifurcate. The ventral lobe is bifurcate and…
Adult head, thorax, wings and legs are dark brown. Spurs and spines of legs are highly variable in this species. In males, the clasper is linear, slender and distally bifurcate. The ventral lobe is bifurcate and resembles scissors (Wiggins, 1998).
Life History
Annual?. The biology of the larva is unknown.
Conservation
Uncertain.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
From Alaska, south to Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, and east to Newfoundland (Wiggins, 1998).
Citation
Page Citation for Agrypnia colorata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Agrypnia colorata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3161. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
References
Author
Wiggins, Glenn B.
Title
The caddisfly family Phryganeidae (Trichoptera).
Publication Date
1998
Pages
306 p.
Specimen Information
There are 4 specimens of this Species.
UASM5972 - Agrypnia colorata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Summit Lakes
Collected ByDonald, D. B.
Date Collected1976-07-10
UASM6072 - Agrypnia colorata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cold Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-11
UASM6122 - Agrypnia colorata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Slave Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-19
UASM264343 - Agrypnia colorata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Utah, Cache county, Cache National Forest
Collected ByDjernaes, M.
Date Collected2007-07-05