Rhyacophila formosa
Banks, 1911
Rhyacophila formosa is a of free-living caddisfly first described by Nathan Banks in 1911. As a member of the Rhyacophilidae, it belongs to a group of whose larvae 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.
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Taxonomic note
The specific epithet 'formosa' has been applied to multiple unrelated insect across different orders, including the tiger Cicindela formosa and the Coptotermes formosanus. 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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