Conservation Status
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Common.
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Cyclicity
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Adults fly late May to mid-August.
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General Description
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The antennae of adults are pale brownish-straw colour and two-thirds the length of the body. The basal flagellar annulus is twice the length of the second annulus on the atennae. The vertex of the head is dark chocolate brown, with very pale warts and the dorso-median suture is black. The base of the clasper is square and the dorso-distal process is thumb-like (Nimmo, 1974).
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Habitat
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Less turbulent parts of larger rivers or smaller, slower streams.
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Life Cycle
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Annual (?). Data unavailable.
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Trophic Strategy
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Larvae feed in detritus, algae and diatoms.
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