Hydroptilidae

There are 40 species in 9 genera recorded in the state of Michigan, with up to 22 species and an additional genus that are likely to occur based on known distributions and nearby locality records. (Photo right: Agraylea sp. larva, from Rugg Pond, Charlevoix Co., Michigan).

Species denoted in bold blue have been recorded from Michigan, based on literature records, examined museum specimens or personal collection. Species in normal font are likely to be found in Michigan, based on the species known range. Species denoted with " • " and indented are synonomized with the unindented species name listed directly above it.

Agraylea Curtis, 1834

Agraylea costella Ross, 1941 - ON, WI
Agraylea multipunctata Curtis, 1834
   • Allotrichia flavida Banks, 1907
   • Agraylea fraterna Banks, 1907
   • Agraylea multiguttata Uljanin, 1869
   • Allotrichia signata Banks, 1904

Hydroptila Dalman, 1819

Hydroptila ajax Ross, 1938
Hydroptila albicornis Hagen, 1861 - IL, IN, MN, OH, WI
Hydroptila amoena Ross, 1938 - new state record - Crawford Co. Leonard coll. 1949
Hydroptila ampoda Ross, 1941 - MN
Hydroptila angusta Ross, 1938 - IL, IN, MN, OH, WI
Hydroptila antennopedia Sykora and Harris, 1994 - MN
Hydroptila armata Ross, 1938
Hydroptila berneri Ross, 1941
Hydroptila callia Denning, 1948
Hydroptila consimilis Morton, 1905
Hydroptila delineata Morton, 1905 - IL, IN, MN, OH
Hydroptila grandiosa Ross, 1938
Hydroptila hamata Morton, 1905
Hydroptila jackmanni Blickle, 1963
Hydroptila metoeca Blickle & Morse, 1954
Hydroptila perdita Morton, 1905
Hydroptila quinola Ross, 1947 - MN, ON
Hydroptila salmo Ross, 1941 - MN, WI
Hydroptila scolops Ross, 1938 - new state record - Crawford Co., Leonard coll. 1950
Hydroptila spatulata Morton, 1905
Hydroptila strepha Ross, 1941 - MN, OH, WI
Hydroptila valhalla Denning, 1947
Hydroptila virgata Ross, 1938 - IL, MN, OH, WI
Hydroptila waskesia Ross, 1944 - MN, OH
Hydroptila waubesiana Betten, 1934
Hydroptila wyomia Denning, 1948
Hydroptila xera Ross, 1938 - new state record, Houghton et al. (2011, in press)

Ithytrichia Eaton, 1873

Ithytrichia clavata Morton, 1905 - IL, OH, ON, MN, WI [note: larvae of Ithytrichia have been collected from the Crystal River, Leelanau Co., that are probably this species (Craig and Chriscinske 2006]

Leucotrichia Mosely, 1934

Leucotrichia pictipes (Banks, 1911) Orthotrichia

Mayatrichia Mosely, 1937

Mayatrichia ayama Mosely, 1937

Neotrichia Morton, 1905

Neotrichia collata - Morton, 1905
Neotrichia falca Ross, 1938 - IL, OH, WI
Neotrichia halia Denning, 1948
Neotrichia okopa Ross, 1939 - IL, IN, MN, OH, ON, WI
Neotrichia vibrans Ross, 1938 - new state record, Houghton et al. (2011, in press)

Ochrotrichia Mosely, 1934

Ochrotrichia arva (Ross, 1941) Polytrichia
Ochrotrichia logana (Ross, 1941) Polytrichia
Ochrotrichia spinosa (Ross, 1938) Polytrichia
Ochrotrichia tarsalis (Hagen, 1861) Hydroptila
Ochrotrichia wojcickyi Blickle, 1963 - IN, MN, OH

Orthotrichia Eaton, 1873

Orthotrichia aegerfasciella (Chambers, 1873) Clymene
   • Orthotrichia americana Banks, 1904
   • Orthotrichia brachiata Morton, 1905
   • Oxyethira dorsalis Banks, 1904
Orthotrichia baldufi Kingsolver & Ross, 1961
Orthotrichia cristata Morton, 1905
Orthotrichia curta Kingsolver & Ross, 1961

Oxyethira Eaton, 1873

Oxyethira aeola Ross, 1938 - new state record, Houghton et al. (2011, in press)
Oxyethira anabola Blickle, 1966 - MN, ON, WI
Oxyethira araya Ross, 1941 - MN, WI
Oxyethira coercens Morton, 1905
Oxyethira ecornuta Morton, 1893 - new state record (Alger Co., Ruiter 2011)
Oxyethira forcipata Mosely, 1934
Oxyethira grisea Betten, 1934
Oxyethira michiganensis Mosely, 1934
Oxyethira novasota Ross, 1944
Oxyethira obtatus Denning, 1947
Oxyethira pallida (Banks, 1904) Orthotrichia
Oxyethira rivicola Blickle & Morse, 1954 - new state record, Houghton et al. (2011, in press)
Oxyethira serrata Ross, 1938
Oxyethira sida Blickle & Morse, 1954 - MN, WI
Oxyethira verna Ross, 1938
Oxyethira zeronia Ross, 1941

Stactobiella Martynov, 1924

Stactobiella delira (Ross, 1938) Stactobia - new state record, Houghton Co. - Leonard coll.
Stactobiella palmata (Ross, 1938) Stactobia - IL, MN, OH, WI

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