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The adult is a mostly small to medium-sized caddisfly with a wingspan of 6–18 mm (0.24–0.71 in), with dull grayish-brown mottled wings. Ocelli are absent. The maxillary palp is five-segmented. The apical segment is flexible. The antennae are, at most, as long as the forewing. Forewing R1 is usually forked at the apex; the discoidal and ...
Caddisflies was the only group of these insects to use silk as part of their lifestyle, which has been a contributing factor to their success and why they are the most species-rich order of aquatic insects. [8] About 14,500 species of caddisfly in 45 families have been recognised worldwide, [9] but many more
Limnephilus rhombicus. Limnephilus is a genus of caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae.There are over 180 species of Limnephilus, described between 1824 and 1999. [1]Several species of Limnephilus are endangered, including Limnephilus perpusillus, Limnephilus parvulus and Limnephilus janus being listed as a species of special concern in Wisconsin, [2] [3] [4] and Limnephilus pallens being ...
Limnephilidae is a family of caddisflies with about 100 genera.They belong to the main lineage of case-constructing caddisflies, the Integripalpia or tube-case caddisflies. . The Limnephilidae is one of the most species-rich Trichoptera families of northern temperate regions, but only a few are known from tropical areas and the Southern Hemisphe
Philopotamidae is a family of insects in the order Trichoptera, the caddisflies. They are known commonly as the finger-net caddisflies. [1] [2] The aquatic larvae of these caddisflies spin mesh nets of silk in flowing water to catch food. A larva can spin over a kilometer of extremely thin silk to create its intricate net.
Hydroptila larva. The Hydroptilidae are a large family of caddisflies (Trichoptera) with a worldwide distribution.They are commonly known as microcaddisflies or purse-case caddisflies, in reference to two characteristic traits of this family: Hydroptilidae are much smaller than other caddisflies, rarely exceeding 5 mm (0.20 in) in length.
Phryganeoidea, the giant caddisfly superfamily, may be paraphyletic with Limnephiloidea. [1] ... Identification. Adults large (body usually 20 mm ...
Dicosmoecus gilvipes is a species of northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae.This particular caddisfly is found in and near streams of North America, from northern California and Colorado to British Columbia and as eastern to Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Alberta. [2]