Pilbara Caddisfly Ecnomus pilbarensis Cartwright, 1990

Fauna Portal species: 15004

Order: Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Family: Ecnomidae

Diagnosis

(after Cartwright 1990): Male. Wings pale fawn. Genitalia with superior appendage in lateral view, length about 2x width, broadest in basal half, tapered distally (Fig. 75). Inferior appendage in ventral view length about 2.5x width, narrowed in median section, inner margin inflected towards middle of apical projection subapically as in E. kinka. In lateral view, paramere straight with slightly spatulate apex; phallus obliquely narrowed subapically, extended into a short process apically.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Museum Victoria

T-10227

24 October 1979

Australia

Western Australia

Wittenoom Gorge. 1 km E. of Roebourne Road

Australia

Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Cartwright DI (1990): The Australian species of Ecnomus McLachlan (Trichoptera: Ecnomidae). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 51: 1 - 48WEB

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 23 August 2026

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Harry Butler Institute

N39273-12

♂

30 June 2026

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Terminal Tanks

UV light trap

COI

ACCTTTGTCGACGAATCATAAAGGATATTGGAATTTTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTAGAATAGTAGGATCATCTTTAAGACTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGATCACCAAGTTCAATAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTATTACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAATTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTACTTCCACCATCATTAACATTTCTTATTTCATCAATATTTATAGATAACAGATTAGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCACCGTTATCAAATTATGAGTATCATTTAGGTAAAGCAGTAGATATTTCAATTTTTTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCCATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCTCAACTATTATAAATATAAAAATTAAATTTATTTCAATAAATCTAATCCCCCTGATAGTATGATCAATTAAAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTACTATCTCTTCCTGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGAACCCGCTGGAGGAGGTGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGCAT

GenBank

JB891275

♂

13 August 2010

Queensland

Harvey Range, E. of Townsville

COI

JF891275

AATTTTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTAGAATAGTAGGATCATCTTTAAGACTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGATCACCAAGTTCAATAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTATTACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAATTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTACTTCCACCATCATTAACATTTCTTATTTCATCAATATTTATAGATAACAGATTAGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCACCGTTATCAAATTATGAGTATCATTTAGGTAAAGCAGTAGATATTTCAATTTTTTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCCATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCTCAACTATTATAAATATAAAAATTAAATTTATTTCAATAAATCTAATCCCCCTGATAGTATGATCAATTAAAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTACTATCTCTTCCTGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGACCGAAACTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGAACCCGCTGGAGGAGGTGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

GenBank

KX293222

♂

Western Australia

DeGrey River, Great North Highway bridge

COI

KX293222

GenBank

KX291069

♂

Northern Territory

Negri River, 'Lester' overgrown track

COI

KX291069

AATTTTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTAGAATAGTAGGATCATCTTTAAGACTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGATCACCAAGTTCAATAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTATTACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAATTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCNCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTACTTCCACCATCATTAACATTTCTTATTTCATCAATATTTATAGATAACAGATTAGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCACCGTTATCAAATTATGAGTATCATTTAGGTAAAGCAGTAGATATTTCAATTTTTTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCCATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCTCAACTATTATAAATATAAAAATTAAATTTATTTCAATAAATCTAATCCCCCTGATAGTATGATCAATTAAAATTACAGCAA

GenBank

KX292806

♂

Western Australia

Kununurra, Kimberleyland Caravan Park

COI

KX292806

AATTTTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTAGAATAGTAGGATCATCTTTAAGACTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGATCACCAAGTTCAATAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTATTACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAATTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTTCCACCATCATTAACATTTCTTATTTCATCAATATTTATAGATAACAGATTAGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCACCGTTATCAAATTATGAGTATCATTTAGGTAAAGCAGTAGATATTTCAATTTTTTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCCATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCTCAACTATTATAAATATAAAAATTAAATTTATTTCAATAAATCTAATCCCCCTGATAGTATGATCAATTAAAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTACTATCTCTTCCTGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGACC

GenBank

KX143236

♂

Western Australia

Millstream National Park

COI

KX143236

ATTTTATATTTCATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTAGAATAGTAGGATCATCTTTAAGACTAATTATTCGAATAGAATTAAGATCACCAAGTTCAATAATTAATAATGATCAAATCTATAATTCAATTATTACAATTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAATTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTAATGCTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGATTACTTCCACCATCATTAACATTTCTTATTTCATCAATATTTATAGATAACAGATTAGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCACCGTTATCAAATTATGAGTATCATTTAGGTAAAGCAGTAGATATTTCAATTTTTTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGGATTTCCTCCATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTTATCTCAACTATTATAAATATAAAAATTAAATTTATTTCAATAAATCTAATCCCCCTGATAGTATGATCAATTAAAATTACAGCAATTTTATTATTACTATCTCTTCCTGTTTTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATA