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Scientific Name
Arctopsyche
This common name refers to only one genus.
Caddisfly
Genus
Arctopsyche
These are
often
called Great Gray Spotted Sedges.
Arctopsyche grandis
, the western species, is by far the most important in this genus. It produces excellent fishable hatches.
Arctopsyche grandis
(Great Gray Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Larva
View 14 Pictures
At first I had trouble believing this giant
Hydropsychidae
larva was actually a member of its family, because of the size. I had never seen such a thing. It turned out to be a member of this exceptionally large species with a fitting name,
grandis
.
Collected
August 3, 2020
from in
Added to Troutnut.com by
on August 19, 2020
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