Little Black Caddisfly
Scientific Names
| Match | Scientific Name |
 | Brachycentrus occidentalis |
 | Glossosomatidae |
| Brachycentrus nigrosoma |
Like most common names, "Little Black Caddis" can refer to more than one taxon. For more detail click through to the scientific names.
Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus occidentalis
These are sometimes called Little Black Caddisfly.
Gary LaFontaine tells the story in Caddisflies of how this species came to awareness through rumors of a widespread, intense hatch of an undentified brown and green caddisfly throughout the West. He traveled across the West collecting these flies and determined that they were Brachycentrus occidentalis.
Caddisfly Family Glossosomatidae
These are very rarely called Little Black Caddisfly.
See Glossosoma for details; it is the most likely genus to be important.
Protoptila is very small and rarely important in trout streams.
Protoptila is very small and rarely important in trout streams.
Caddisfly Species Brachycentrus nigrosoma
These are very rarely called Little Black Caddisfly.
This is a smaller, darker cousin of Brachycentrus numerosus.
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