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Diver	September 11th, 2016, 10:21 pm
Northern Ontario Posts: 2	Hi there, I found this insect skittering on the surface of a lake. Is this a terrestrial insect that blew onto the water? I cannot find a similar picture. I thought it might be a caddis species. This was in northern ontario on a canadian shield lake. Thank you, Richard
Taxon	September 12th, 2016, 1:04 am
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Hi Richard- I believe it to be the aquatic moth, Lomographa semiclarata (Bluish Spring Moth).
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Millcreek	September 12th, 2016, 11:53 am
Healdsburg, CA Posts: 356	Roger, I believe it to be the aquatic moth, Lomographa semiclarata (Bluish Spring Moth). I think it's likely L. semiclarata as well, but it's not aquatic as far as I can determine. The larvae feed on alders, chokecerries, juneberries, hawthorns, poplars and Prunus sp. I can't determine where it pupates, but there are no references to underwater pupation. Mark
Taxon	September 12th, 2016, 12:53 pm
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Mark- Yes, I should have said non-aquatic. :-)
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Millcreek	September 12th, 2016, 2:45 pm
Healdsburg, CA Posts: 356	Roger, Just keeping you honest :).
Diver	September 12th, 2016, 4:15 pm
Northern Ontario Posts: 2	Hello and thank you! I had a great deal of fun last night after posting using various keys trying to come up with the species. I did not come anywhere close to the right guess! Thanks again Taxon and Millcreek.

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