Polycentropus barri Ross & Yamamoto

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Trichoptera
Family	Polycentropodidae
Genus	Polycentropus
Species	Polycentropus barri Ross & Yamamoto

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

G3 Vulnerable

National ranks

United States: N3 Vulnerable

Subnational ranks

Tennessee: SNR Unranked
North Carolina: SNR Unranked
Pennsylvania: SNR Unranked
Kentucky: S1 Critically Imperiled
Alabama: SNR Unranked

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

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.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Polycentropus barri Ross & Yamamoto. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2835. https://cavebiology.org/species/polycentropus-barri/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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