SeasonalityAdults fly from mid-July to mid-October.IdentificationAdult antennae are reddish brown with the scapes banded black and yellow, vertically. Vertex of the head is dark brown except for the warts. Spurs are light brown. Forewings are pale yellow to light brown. In males, segment 10 is hidden by the cercus. The clasper has a short, acuminate, dorsal lobe directed dorsad. Lateral arms of the aedeagus are asymmetrical (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific NameChyranda centralisSeasonality
Adults fly from mid-July to mid-October.
Identification
Adult antennae are reddish brown with the scapes banded black and yellow, vertically. Vertex of the head is dark brown except for the warts. Spurs are light brown. Forewings are pale yellow to light brown. In…
Adult antennae are reddish brown with the scapes banded black and yellow, vertically. Vertex of the head is dark brown except for the warts. Spurs are light brown. Forewings are pale yellow to light brown. In males, segment 10 is hidden by the cercus. The clasper has a short, acuminate, dorsal lobe directed dorsad. Lateral arms of the aedeagus are asymmetrical (Nimmo, 1971).
Life History
Annual?
Conservation
Very common.
Diet Info
Larvae feed on vascular plants and moss (Wiggins, 1996).
Range
This species range extends from Alaska to Oregon, Colorado and Quebec. In Alberta, it occurs in the mountains, foothills and Cypress Hills (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Chyranda centralis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Chyranda centralis, Freshwater Invertebrate Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/5-3121. Accessed 09 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorLaFontaine, Gary
TitleCaddisflies
Publication Date1981
Pages336
AuthorWiggins, Glenn B.
TitleLarvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera)
Publication Date1996
Pages457
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 3 specimens of this Species.
3 results plotted on map in 1 marker. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.