Conservation Status
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Common.
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Cyclicity
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Adults fly from May to August.
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Distribution
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This species range extends from Alaska and western North West Territories, south to California, Utah, North Mexico, east to Newfoundland, Illinois, West Virginia and New York (Wiggins, 1998).
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General Description
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Adult bodies are brown and the antennae have sharply defined bands of dark and light browns. There is a variable dense pattern of fine brown reticulations on the forewing, with patches of dark blotches. In males, the clasper is claw-like. The lateral arm of the aedeagus is tapered, sigmoid, acuminate and blade-like (Wiggins, 1998).
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Habitat
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Standing waters.
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Life Cycle
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Egg hatch occurs from August to September and reach the 4th instar by November.
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Trophic Strategy
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Instars 1-4 feed on algae and the 5th instar is predacious.
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Banksiola crotchi
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Banksiola crotchi, the traveler sedge giant casemaker, is a species of giant casemaker in the family Phryganeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]
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Banksiola crotchi: Brief Summary
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Banksiola crotchi, the traveler sedge giant casemaker, is a species of giant casemaker in the family Phryganeidae. It is found in North America.
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