Hesperophylax Explained

Hesperophylax is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about seven described species in Hesperophylax.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Hesperophylax:

• Hesperophylax alaskensis (Banks, 1908)
• Hesperophylax consimilis (Banks, 1900)
• Hesperophylax designatus (Walker, 1852) (silver-striped sedge)
• Hesperophylax magnus Banks, 1918
• Hesperophylax mexico Parker & Wiggins, 1985
• Hesperophylax minutus Ling, 1938
• Hesperophylax occidentalis (Banks, 1908)

Further reading

• Book: An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. 2008. Merritt . Richard W.. Cummins . Kenneth W.. Kendall/Hunt. 978-0787232412.
• Updated checklist of the Michigan (USA) caddisflies, with regional and habitat affinities. 2018. Houghton . D. C.. DeWalt . R. E.. Pytel . A. J.. Brandin . C. M.. Rogers . S. E.. Ruiter . D. E.. Bright . E.. Hudson . P. L.. Armitage . B. J.. 4. ZooKeys. 730. 57–74. 10.3897/zookeys.730.21776. 5799788. 29416396. free.
• Book: Larvae of the North American caddisfly genera (Trichoptera). 1996. Wiggins . Glenn B.. University of Toronto Press. 978-1442655065.