Rhyacophila formosa
Banks, 1911
Rhyacophila formosa is a of free-living first described by Nathan Banks in 1911. As a member of the , it belongs to a group of caddisflies whose do not construct portable cases, instead living freely on rocky substrates in freshwater . The species is known to occur in North America.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Rhyacophila formosa: /raɪˌækəˈfaɪlə fɔrˈmoʊsə/
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Distribution
North America; specifically recorded from the Nearctic region.
More Details
Taxonomic note
The specific epithet 'formosa' has been applied to multiple unrelated across different , including the Cicindela formosa and the . These are not closely related to Rhyacophila formosa and share only the coincidental species name.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata (the “reddish-green sand tiger beetle”) | Beetles In The Bush
- Cicindela lengi vs. Cicindela formosa | Beetles In The Bush
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