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Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

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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)
Alice wrote:
22 May 2025
Certainly Hydroptilidae
Hydroptilidae (family)
Alice wrote:
22 May 2025
Certainly Hydroptilidae, but I think I could be wrong about the genus
Hydroptilidae (family)
Alice wrote:
22 May 2025
Agree, probably a species of Triplectides
Triplectides sp. (genus)

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