Hesperophylax occidentalis

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Hesperophylax occidentalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Genus: Hesperophylax
Species:
H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hesperophylax occidentalis
Banks, 1908 [1]
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

  1. 1 2 Brown, WS. "Hesperophylax occidentalis (Trichoptera) of Gunnison County, Colorado". gunnisoninsects.org. Trichoptera (Caddisflies) of Gunnison County, Colorado, USA. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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