Species Details
Agrypnia pagetana
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SeasonalityAdults fly from May to September.
IdentificationAdult heads are light yellowish-brown with white setae and the antennae uniform yellowish-brown. The forewings are a yellowish-brown covered lightly with fine setae and the hindwings are whitish. In males, the clasper is relatively horizontal and deeply bifurcate. The lobes are well separated and parallel. The ventral lobe is tapered, acuminate and shorter than the dorsal lobe (Wiggins, 1998).
Scientific Name
Agrypnia pagetana
Habitat
Standing waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from May to September.
Identification
Adult heads are light yellowish-brown with white setae and the antennae uniform yellowish-brown. The forewings are a yellowish-brown covered lightly with fine setae and the hindwings are whitish. In males, the…
Adult heads are light yellowish-brown with white setae and the antennae uniform yellowish-brown. The forewings are a yellowish-brown covered lightly with fine setae and the hindwings are whitish. In males, the clasper is relatively horizontal and deeply bifurcate. The lobes are well separated and parallel. The ventral lobe is tapered, acuminate and shorter than the dorsal lobe (Wiggins, 1998).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Uncertain.
Diet Info
Larvae are predacious.
Range
Holarctic in distribution. The range extends from northern Ontario, west to Yukon and Alaska and south through British Columbia to Washington (Wiggins, 1998).
Citation
Page Citation for Agrypnia pagetana
Page Citation
"Species Details - Agrypnia pagetana, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3166. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
References
Author
Wiggins, Glenn B.
Title
The caddisfly family Phryganeidae (Trichoptera).
Publication Date
1998
Pages
306 p.
Specimen Information
There are 30 specimens of this Species.
UASM6073 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Big Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-05-28
UASM6085 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Delburne
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-03
UASM6086 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, James River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-15
UASM6115 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac La Biche
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-07
UASM6116 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mannville
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-06-04
UASM6117 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Big Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-06-05
UASM6250 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-02
UASM6252 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-05-14
UASM6533 - Agrypnia pagetana
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1963-06-11