Species Hydroptila losida Mosely, 1953
- Hydroptila losida Mosely, M.E. & Kimmins, D.E. 1953. The Trichoptera (Caddis-flies) of Australia and New Zealand. London : British Museum (Natural History) 550 pp. [Date published 6 Feb. 1953] [505].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Eidswold, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♂.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also New Caledonia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Moderate to slow flowing, fresh to brackish waters, on stones and rocks amongst filamentous green algae.
General References
Neboiss, A. 1982. The caddis-flies (Trichoptera) of south-western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 271-325 [Date published 1 June 1982]
Wells, A. 1979. A review of the Australian species of Hydroptila Dalman (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 26: 745-762 [Date published 24 Jan. 1979: dated 1978] (redescription, distribution)
Wells, A. 1985. Larvae and pupae of Australian Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera), with observations on general biology and relationships. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 113: 1-69 [Date published 31 Oct. 1985] (larva, pupa, case)
Wells, A. 1995. New Caledonian Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera), with new records, descriptions of larvae and a new species. Aquatic Insects 17: 223-239 [231] (New Caledonian record)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Oct-2012 | 11-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 31-May-2018 | 11-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Nov-2011 | 29-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Feb-2010 | MODIFIED |