SeasonalityAdults fly in July.IdentificationAdult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head, black. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are translucent dark brown with a thick irregular stigma. In males, the clasper is very short, directed dorso-posterad and held closely to segment 9 (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameApatania zonellaHabitat
Standing waters, ranging from valley bottoms to alpine regions.
Seasonality
Adults fly in July.
Identification
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head, black. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are translucent dark brown with a thick irregular stigma. In males, the clasper is very short, directed…
Adult antennae are dark brown and the vertex of the head, black. Spurs are yellow-brown. Forewings are translucent dark brown with a thick irregular stigma. In males, the clasper is very short, directed dorso-posterad and held closely to segment 9 (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Larvae graze for algae and diatoms from rocks.
Range
The species known range is Holarctic. In North America, it extends from the highest Arctic, south to British Columbia, Montana and Minnesota (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Apatania zonella
Page Citation
"Species Details - Apatania zonella, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3296. Accessed 08 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorNimmo, A. P.
TitleThe adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date1971
Series TitleQuaestiones Entomologicae
Volume7
Pages1-234
Specimen Information
There are 6 specimens of this Species.
6 results plotted on map in 6 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.