Caddisfly Family Hydropsychidae
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Hydropsychidae
| Genus in Hydropsychidae | ||
| CeratopsycheSpotted Sedges | 1 | 18 |
| CheumatopsycheLittle Sister Sedges | 5 | 28 |
| HydropsycheSpotted Sedges | 2 | 12 |
| MacrostemumGlossy Wing Sedges | 0 | 0 |
| Potamyia | 0 | 0 |
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This is page 2 of specimens of Hydropsychidae. Visit the main Hydropsychidae page for:
- The behavior and habitat of Hydropsychidae.
- 1 streamside picture of Hydropsychidae.
16 Caddisfly Specimens in the Family Hydropsychidae:
Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa
View 8 PicturesSeveral users have interesting comments in the discussion of this specimen, but this observation by Creno is especially good:
View 8 PicturesSeveral users have interesting comments in the discussion of this specimen, but this observation by Creno is especially good:Also, this is what I would call an "immature" pupa. The wingpads of caddis pupae darken to nearly black as the enclosed adults near emerging. The darkening is the developing adult wing inside the pupal wing pad (Wing pad: A protrusion from the thorax of an insect nymph which holds the developing wings. Black wing pads usually indicate that the nymph is nearly ready to emerge into an adult.). The ultimate coloration of the adult wing is not very apparent in most pupal wing pads (Wing pad: A protrusion from the thorax of an insect nymph which holds the developing wings. Black wing pads usually indicate that the nymph is nearly ready to emerge into an adult.) as the majority of the adult wing coloration comes from the color/position of the adult wing hairs and setae (Seta: Little hairs on insects.). But dark pupal wingpads are a good indication that the emergence will occur very soon, likely that day or so, and that the adult parts are sufficiently developed within the pupae to make a species determination from the specimen, particularly if it is a male.
Region: Catskills
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva
View 2 Pictures
View 2 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Mar 13, 2005
Added Apr 5, 2006
Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Adult
View 4 Pictures
View 4 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected May 16, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva
View 5 PicturesThis is one of the most vividly green Hydropsychidae larvae I've caught.
View 5 PicturesThis is one of the most vividly green Hydropsychidae larvae I've caught.Region: Catskills
Collected May 6, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Cheumatopsyche (Little Sister Sedges) Caddisfly Adult
View 3 Pictures
View 3 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected May 16, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Cheumatopsyche (Little Sister Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa
View 3 PicturesI photographed this one recently dead. It's hard to keep caddis pupae alive for very long in a collection container.
View 3 PicturesI photographed this one recently dead. It's hard to keep caddis pupae alive for very long in a collection container.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 18, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva
View 4 PicturesEvery picture of this Hydropsychidae larva was taken with my old C740UZ through a microscope.
View 4 PicturesEvery picture of this Hydropsychidae larva was taken with my old C740UZ through a microscope.Region: Northeast
Collected Nov 15, 2004
Added Apr 12, 2006
Cheumatopsyche (Little Sister Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa
View 3 PicturesI was surprised how bright green this pupa is. It's chartreuse. After collecting it, I experimented with melting down chartreuse jigs and making little translucent rubber caddis abdomens on my flies. They looked good, and the trout liked them, but they weren't very durable at all. This specimen is recently deceased in the photographs.
View 3 PicturesI was surprised how bright green this pupa is. It's chartreuse. After collecting it, I experimented with melting down chartreuse jigs and making little translucent rubber caddis abdomens on my flies. They looked good, and the trout liked them, but they weren't very durable at all. This specimen is recently deceased in the photographs.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 18, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva
View 3 Pictures
View 3 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Mar 9, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Hydropsychidae Caddisfly Larva
View 2 Pictures
View 2 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Feb 7, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006

