Agrypnia macdunnoughi

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SeasonalityAdults are flying from June to August. IdentificationAdults head is dark brown and the antennae are banded with medium and dark browns. Forewings have whitish reticulations on a dark brown background and the hindwings are grayish with a few apical markings. Spur formula is 2, 4, 4. This is the largest species in the genus Agrypnia. In males, the clasper is uniform in width and extends beyond the base. The ventral process of the ventral lobe is distally bifurcated. The ventral face of the basal area is horizontal with the remainder inclined at about a 30° angle (Wiggins, 1998.)

Scientific Name Agrypnia macdunnoughi Habitat Standing waters. Seasonality Adults are flying from June to August. Identification

Adults head is dark brown and the antennae are banded with medium and dark browns. Forewings have whitish reticulations on a dark brown background and the hindwings are grayish with a few apical markings. Spur formula is 2, 4, 4. This is the largest species in the genus Agrypnia. In males, the clasper is uniform in width and extends beyond the base. The ventral process of the ventral lobe is distally bifurcated. The ventral face of the basal area is horizontal with the remainder inclined at about a 30° angle (Wiggins, 1998.)

Life History Annual? Conservation Relatively uncommon. Diet Info Larvae are predacious. Range This North American species extends from Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia, east to Labrador, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. It is also recorded in North Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan (Wiggins, 1998).

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"Species Details - Agrypnia macdunnoughi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3165. Accessed 07 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

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UASM6097 - Agrypnia macdunnoughi

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Honeymoon Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1979-06-22

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