Species Orphninotrichia benambrica Wells, 1983
- Orphninotrichia benambrica Wells, A. 1983. New species in the Australian Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera), with observations on relationships and distributions. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 629-649 [Date published 7 Aug. 1983] [646].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T-9315 ♂, Benambra Creek, 25 km NE Benambra at Granite Falls, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV ♂ ♀.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: hydropetric, lotic freshwater, purse case maker.
Extra Ecological Information
On rock faces of small cascades amongst blue-green and filamentous green algae and mosses on falls.
General References
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)
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 | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |