Apatania zonella

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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 Name Apatania zonella Habitat 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…

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).

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"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 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Robinson, E.

Role species page author

Date 2003-01

References

6 results plotted on map in 6 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM4487 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Agnes Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1968-07-21

UASM6136 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Bighorn Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-08-28

UASM6426 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Vermilion Lakes Collected ByNimmo, A. Date Collected1965-07-05

UASM6133 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Amethyst Lakes Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-08-09

UASM6134 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1979-06-08

UASM6135 - Apatania zonella

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Katherine Lake Collected ByDonald, D. B. Date Collected1977-07-09

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