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Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae of Gunnison County, Colorado

Rhyacophila pellisa

Ross 1938
Under construction :-) Updated 12 Feb 2012
TSN 115114
On this website:
Introduction to Rhyacophila

Other Websites:
Photos, Map, Museum specimens, DNA - Barcodinglife.org

University of Alberta Entomology Collection Species page
     Has illustration of male genitalia, description, habitat information, range and more.

References

Herrmann,SJ; Ruiter,DE; Unzicker,JD 1986 Distribution and records of Colorado Trichoptera. Southwestern Naturalist 31 4, 421-457.
     They note the habitat for this species is streams and rivers, the altitudinal range is 2286 to 3194m and adult collection dates are 8 May to 24 August. They list this species as present in Gunnison county.

Ross, HH 1938 Descriptions of Nearctic Caddisflies. Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey 21:101-183.
     First description of this species from Rocky Mountain National Park.

Brown,WS 2005 Trichoptera (Caddisflies) of Gunnison County, Colorado
www.gunnisoninsects.org