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
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
How to cite this account
Wormaldia moesta (Banks, 1914). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3056. https://cavebiology.org/species/wormaldia-moesta/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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