Species Details
Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults can be found from mid July to early October.
IdentificationAdult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is co-linear and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1974).
Scientific Name
Wormaldia gabriella
Seasonality
Adults can be found from mid July to early October.
Identification
Adult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is…
Adult heads are generally a deep orange-brown and the warts are covered with dense silky hairs. Antennae is two-thirds the body length and the spurs are hairy, overall a hairy insect. Male cercus/segment 10 is co-linear and directed postero-dorsad (Nimmo, 1974).
Life History
Annual ?
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Larvae are detritivores ?
Range
Extends from Alberta, south to California, Utah and Nevada. In Alberta, it is recorded from the lower mountain valleys and the Great Plains.
Citation
Page Citation for Wormaldia gabriella
Page Citation
"Species Details - Wormaldia gabriella, Freshwater Invertebrate Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/5-2359. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Trichoptera (Insecta) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia, and their post-glacial origins. II. The families Glossosomatidae and Philopotamidae.
Publication Date
1974
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
10
Pages
315-349
Author
Ross, Herbert, H.
Title
The caddis flies, or Trichoptera, of Illinois.
Publication Date
1944
Volume
23
Pages
326
Specimen Information
There are 10 specimens of this Species.
IN3793 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jackpine Creek
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1976-07-13
IN3794 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jackpine Creek
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1977-07-13
IN3795 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-06-21
IN3796 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-06-21
IN3797 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-06-21
IN3798 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-06-21
IN3799 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-07-25
IN3800 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-07-25
IN3801 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-07-25
IN3802 - Wormaldia gabriella
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1978-07-25