Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,489 meters (0 to 11,447 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Panorpida
()
- Order:
Trichoptera
()
- W. Kirby, 1813
- Superfamily:
Hydroptiloidea
()
- J.F. Stephens, 1836
- Family:
Hydroptilidae
()
- J.F. Stephens, 1836
- Subfamily:
Hydroptilinae
()
- Tribe:
Hydroptilini
()
- Genus:
Hydroptila
()
- J.W. Dalman, 1819
- Specific name:
vectis
- Mosely, 1930
- Scientific name: - Hydroptila vectis Mosely, 1930
- Specific name:
vectis
- Mosely, 1930
- Genus:
Hydroptila
(
- Tribe:
Hydroptilini
(
- Subfamily:
Hydroptilinae
(
- Family:
Hydroptilidae
(
- Superfamily:
Hydroptiloidea
(
- Order:
Trichoptera
(
- Superorder:
Panorpida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Mosely Plecoptera collected in Corsica, by Mr.
Martin E. Mosely Transactions of the Entomological Society of
London (Trans. ent. Soc. Lond.) 78:237-253, 1930.
Last scrutiny: 20-Dec-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Hydroptila
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. berneri (Berner's Microcaddisfly) · H. decia (Knoxville Hydroptilan Micro Caddisfly) · H. latosa (Broad Vari-Colored Microcaddisfly) · H. lloganae (Llogan's Vari-Colored Microcaddisfly) · H. molsonae (Molson's Microcaddisfly) · H. wakulla (Wakulla Springs Vari-Colored Microcaddisfly)
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 152.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 523.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 02, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- NLBIF, Limnodata
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Caddisfly
- records from Britain and Ireland to 2003
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2754750
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-609409
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 606674
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 492690
Footnotes
- Mean = 114.270 meters (374.902 feet), Standard Deviation = 685.810 based on 3,547 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
