Window Wing Sedges
This common name refers to only one genus.
Caddisfly Genus Ceratopsyche
These are very rarely called Window Wing Sedges.
This may be the most important genus of caddisflies on American trout streams. Hydropsyche once held that honor, but its best species have been reclassified into Ceratopsyche.
See the Hydropsychidae family page for details shared by these genera.
See the Hydropsychidae family page for details shared by these genera.
Ceratopsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Adult
View 18 PicturesThese big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks (
Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.), while others skated across the water at a medium pace, probably egg-laying.
View 18 PicturesThese big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks (
View Full SizeHere's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
Region: Catskills
Collected May 15, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
New features!
