Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

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» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Family in Trichoptera
ApataniidaeEarly Smoky Wing Sedges	3	16
BrachycentridaeApple Caddis and Grannoms	9	86
GlossosomatidaeSaddle-case Makers	2	12
Goeridae	0	0
Helicopsychidae	1	8
Hydropsychidae	28	168
HydroptilidaeMicrocaddisflies	1	3
LepidostomatidaeLittle Brown Sedges	10	49
Leptoceridae	12	67
LimnephilidaeNorthern Caddisflies	28	151
Molannidae	1	4
Odontoceridae	2	20
Philopotamidae	8	39
Phryganeidae	2	8
Polycentropodidae	1	4
Psychomyiidae	0	0
RhyacophilidaeGreen Sedges	13	105
Uenoidae	4	49

5 families

(Beraeidae, Calamoceratidae, Hydrobiosidae, Sericostomatidae, Xiphocentronidae)

aren't included.

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Caddisflies

This is page 4 of specimens of Trichoptera. Visit the main Trichoptera page for:

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Pictures of 129 Caddisfly Specimens:

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Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) Caddisfly Larva View 9 Pictures

Collected March 30, 2007 from Fall Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2, 2007

Lepidostoma (Little Brown Sedges) Little Brown Sedge Larva View 6 PicturesThis one got a little bit damaged in the abdomen when I extracted it from its case. That's a delicate job.

Collected May 6, 2007 from Mongaup Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Female Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Adult View 4 Pictures

Collected May 16, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Theliopsyche (Little Brown-Green Sedges) Little Brown Sedge Adult View 5 PicturesThis one has a neat iridescent sheen to its wings.

See the discussion for details on this fly's tentative ID.

Collected May 28, 2007 from Mystery Creek #42 in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Chimarra (Little Black Sedges) Caddisfly Larva View 6 Pictures

Collected March 30, 2007 from Fall Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2, 2007

Female Dicosmoecus atripes (October Caddis) Caddisfly Adult View 6 PicturesThis specimen is 26 mm.
- Entoman

Collected September 27, 2013 from the St. Joe River in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on September 29, 2013

Polycentropus (Brown Checkered Summer Sedges) Caddisfly Larva View 4 Pictures

Collected May 13, 2007 from the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Triaenodes Caddisfly Adult View 4 Pictures

Collected August 7, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Adult View 14 Pictures

Collected July 28, 2019 from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 30, 2019

Female Lepidostoma podagrum (Little Brown Sedge) Little Brown Sedge Adult View 3 PicturesThese specimens are still alive, just very cold, so the colors are accurate. I put them in the freezer for a bit to settle them down and overdid it a little:)

Collected May 12, 2011 from the Fall River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on December 14, 2011

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