Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

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» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Family in Trichoptera
ApataniidaeEarly Smoky Wing Sedges	3	16
Arctopsychidae	0	0
BrachycentridaeApple Caddis and Grannoms	9	66
Calamoceratidae	0	0
GlossosomatidaeLittle Black Caddisfly	1	4
Goeridae	0	0
Helicopsychidae	0	1
Hydropsychidae	19	89
HydroptilidaeMicrocaddisflies	1	3
LepidostomatidaeLittle Brown Sedges	6	21
Leptoceridae	8	28
LimnephilidaeNorthern Caddisflies	17	62
Molannidae	1	4
Odontoceridae	2	20
Philopotamidae	6	28
Phryganeidae	2	8
Polycentropodidae	2	6
Psychomyiidae	0	0
RhyacophilidaeGreen Sedges	9	62
Uenoidae	4	49

4 families

(Beraeidae, Hydrobiosidae, Sericostomatidae, Xiphocentronidae)

aren't included.

Common Name

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	Caddisflies

This is page 8 of specimens of Trichoptera. Visit the main Trichoptera page for:

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Pictures of 92 Caddisfly Specimens:

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Dolophilodes distinctus (Tiny Black Gold Speckled-Winged Caddis) Caddisfly Larva View 4 Pictures

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

Dicosmoecus gilvipes (Giant Orange Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 2 Pictures

Collected September 5, 2010 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 27, 2011

Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva View 4 Pictures

Collected January 14, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Female Brachycentrus americanus (American Grannom) Caddisfly Adult View 1 PicturesSize 11 mm. Prior to this photo the specimen dropped its large egg mass that was a very dark (almost black) olive sphere almost twice the diameter of the abdomen. Notice the abdomen visible through the wings is both thickened and shortened post egg drop.

Collected October 15, 2011 from the Fall River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on October 21, 2011

Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Adult View 2 PicturesThese specimens are either Cheumatopsyche or Hydropsyche. They escaped before I could catch them.I suspect, based on size, they are Hydropsyche, they are about 1/4 inch in length. Both H. occidentalis and H. californica are common in the Touchet River.

Collected July 27, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on July 29, 2011

Nectopsyche (White Millers) Caddisfly Adult View 1 PicturesThis is Nectopsyche lahontensis.

Collected September 7, 2005 from the Flathead River-lower in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 30, 2011

Female Hesperophylax designatus (Silver Striped Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 1 Pictures

Collected September 5, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 14, 2011

Female Limnephilus frijole (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 1 Pictures

Collected September 9, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 14, 2011

Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 0 Pictures

Collected September 15, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 21, 2011

Onocosmoecus unicolor (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 2 Pictures

Collected October 5, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on October 11, 2011

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