Caddisfly Family Lepidostomatidae (Little Brown Sedges)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Lepidostomatidae (Little Brown Sedges)

Genus in Lepidostomatidae
LepidostomaLittle Brown Sedges	9	44
TheliopsycheLittle Brown-Green Sedges	1	5

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Little Brown Sedges
	Little Brown-Green Sedges

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See Lepidostoma for details. It's the only important genus in this family.

The other one, Theliopsyche, is an uncommon Eastern small stream genus.

Pictures of 10 Little Brown Sedge Specimens:

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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

Lepidostoma (Little Brown Sedges) Little Brown Sedge Larva

View 6 Pictures

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

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

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Caddisfly Family Lepidostomatidae (Little Brown Sedges)

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