Species Details
Glyphopsyche irrorata
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults are flying from early September to early October and March to May.
IdentificationAdult antennae are light reddish brown with dark brown scapes. Vertex of the head is dark brown with a yellow posterior edge. Spurs are brown. Forewings are greyish chocolate-brown, irrorate with larger hyaline patches throughout. In males, the sternal area of segment 9 is constricted. Segment 10 process is short, slender and curved dorsad (Nimmo, 1971).
Scientific Name
Glyphopsyche irrorata
Seasonality
Adults are flying from early September to early October and March to May.
Identification
Adult antennae are light reddish brown with dark brown scapes. Vertex of the head is dark brown with a yellow posterior edge. Spurs are brown. Forewings are greyish chocolate-brown, irrorate with larger hyaline…
Adult antennae are light reddish brown with dark brown scapes. Vertex of the head is dark brown with a yellow posterior edge. Spurs are brown. Forewings are greyish chocolate-brown, irrorate with larger hyaline patches throughout. In males, the sternal area of segment 9 is constricted. Segment 10 process is short, slender and curved dorsad (Nimmo, 1971).
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
The range for this species extends from Alaska, south to California and east to New Hampshire and Newfoundland. In Alberta, it occurs in the plains, foothills and mountains (Nimmo, 1971).
Citation
Page Citation for Glyphopsyche irrorata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Glyphopsyche irrorata, Freshwater Invertebrate Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/5-3127. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Nimmo, A. P.
Title
The adult Rhyacophilidae and Limnephilidae (Trichoptera) of Alberta and eastern British Columbia and their post-glacial origin.
Publication Date
1971
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
7
Pages
1-234
Specimen Information
There are 2 specimens of this Species.
IN4095 - Glyphopsyche irrorata
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1977-07-16
IN4096 - Glyphopsyche irrorata
Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River (Undet.)
Collected ByA.O.S.E.R.P.
Date Collected1977-08-24