Hesperophylax occidentalis
Appearance
Hesperophylax occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Trichoptera |
Family: | Limnephilidae |
Genus: | Hesperophylax |
Species: | H. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Hesperophylax occidentalis | |
Synonyms | |
Platyphylax occidentalis [1] |
Hesperophylax occidentalis is a species of caddisfly found mainly in streams and permanent ponds. Eggs are oviposited under submerged rocks. This species has a univoltine life history.[2] It affixed its pupal case to stones. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brown, WS. "Hesperophylax occidentalis (Trichoptera) of Gunnison County, Colorado". gunnisoninsects.org. Trichoptera (Caddisflies) of Gunnison County, Colorado, USA. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Martinson, Robert J.; Ward, James V. (1982). "Life History and Ecology of Hesperophylax occidentalis (Banks) (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from Three Springs in the Piceance Basin, Colorado". Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 1 (3): 41–47. doi:10.2307/3259435. ISSN 0738-2189. JSTOR 3259435.
- ^ Wissinger, S.A.; Brown, W.S.; Jannot, J.E. (February 2003). "Caddisfly life histories along permanence gradients in high-altitude wetlands in Colorado (U.S.A.)". Freshwater Biology. 48 (2): 255–270. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.00997.x.