Caddisflies (Trichoptera)


Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

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Alice wrote:
Yesterday
Perhaps I am wrong. Certainly, in this image it looks like a Leptocerid caddisfly.

Leptoceridae sp. (family)
ibaird wrote:
23 Sep 2025
Protoptilinae Subfamily?

Trichoptera (order)
WendyEM wrote:
23 Sep 2025
Could this be a caddisfly ?

Trichoptera (order)
kasiaaus wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Thanks Alice. I get a lot of different caddisflies coming to my light.

Trichoptera (order)
Alice wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Certainly order Trichoptera, and with ocelli ('eye spots') on the head, 5 segmented maxillary palpi with terminal segment not flexible, and given size of 5 to 12 mm, probably family Hydrobiosidae.
Larvae in this family are predatory and don't build cases until ready to pupate, when they build cases using coarse sand grains, usually under stones or in crevices in rocks.
Very nice image.

Trichoptera (order)
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