Species Details
Banksiola crotchi
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SeasonalityAdults fly from May to August.
IdentificationAdult bodies are brown and the antennae have sharply defined bands of dark and light browns. There is a variable dense pattern of fine brown reticulations on the forewing, with patches of dark blotches. In males, the clasper is claw-like. The lateral arm of the aedeagus is tapered, sigmoid, acuminate and blade-like (Wiggins, 1998).
Scientific Name
Banksiola crotchi
Habitat
Standing waters.
Seasonality
Adults fly from May to August.
Identification
Adult bodies are brown and the antennae have sharply defined bands of dark and light browns. There is a variable dense pattern of fine brown reticulations on the forewing, with patches of dark blotches. In males,…
Adult bodies are brown and the antennae have sharply defined bands of dark and light browns. There is a variable dense pattern of fine brown reticulations on the forewing, with patches of dark blotches. In males, the clasper is claw-like. The lateral arm of the aedeagus is tapered, sigmoid, acuminate and blade-like (Wiggins, 1998).
Life History
Egg hatch occurs from August to September and reach the 4th instar by November.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Instars 1-4 feed on algae and the 5th instar is predacious.
Range
This species range extends from Alaska and western North West Territories, south to California, Utah, North Mexico, east to Newfoundland, Illinois, West Virginia and New York (Wiggins, 1998).
Citation
Page Citation for Banksiola crotchi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Banksiola crotchi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3169. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
References
Author
Wiggins, Glenn B.
Title
The caddisfly family Phryganeidae (Trichoptera).
Publication Date
1998
Pages
306 p.
Specimen Information
There are 25 specimens of this Species.
UASM6028 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1966-06-17/1966-06-20
UASM6029 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Leach Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1966-07-06
UASM6030 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Baptiste Creek
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-20
UASM6032 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Vermilion Lakes
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-05
UASM6035 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1966-07-13/1966-07-14
UASM6094 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mildred Lake
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.; Ryan, J. K.
Date Collected1979-07-08/1979-07-10
UASM6109 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Athabasca
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-20
UASM6110 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Goodwin
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1967-07-02
UASM6215 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-14
UASM6225 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-18
UASM6229 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-01
UASM6234 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-18
UASM6245 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-01
UASM6249 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-06-18
UASM6204 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-14
UASM6197 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1982-07-06
UASM6031 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lake Sara
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-07-18
UASM6033 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByGraham, P.
Date Collected1965-07-24/1965-07-24
UASM6034 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Crimson Lake Provincial Park, Crimson Lake
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1965-08-07
UASM6036 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByEntomology Department
Date Collected1965-07-14
UASM6208 - Banksiola crotchi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon
Collected ByGriffiths, Graham C. D.
Date Collected1980-07-29