Wormaldia moesta (Banks, 1914)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Trichoptera |
| Family | Philopotamidae |
| Genus | Wormaldia |
| Species | Wormaldia moesta (Banks, 1914) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Maine
- SNR Unranked
- Delaware
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SU Unrankable
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Hampshire
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SU Unrankable
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Wormaldia moesta (Banks, 1914). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3056. https://cavebiology.org/species/wormaldia-moesta/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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