Caddisfly Family Uenoidae
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Uenoidae
| Genus in Uenoidae |  |  |
| NeophylaxAutumn Mottled Sedges | 4 | 49 |
| OligophlebodesLittle Western Dark Sedges | 0 | 0 |
3 genera aren't included.
Every Uenoidae genus used to be in the family Limnephilidae, but in 1985 they were reclassified into their own family. Unspecified aspects of their behavior are probably similar to Limnephilidae.
4 Caddisfly Specimens in the Family Uenoidae:
Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) Caddisfly Adult
View 20 PicturesThis large caddisfly looks really neat close-up.
View 20 PicturesThis large caddisfly looks really neat close-up.Region: Northeast
Collected Sep 19, 2006
Added Oct 4, 2006
Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) Caddisfly Larva
View 11 PicturesI haven't really had time to ID this one; I'm just tentatively guessing based on the case that it's in Glossosomatidae.
View 11 PicturesI haven't really had time to ID this one; I'm just tentatively guessing based on the case that it's in Glossosomatidae.Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 14, 2007
Added Apr 22, 2007
Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) Caddisfly Larva
View 9 Pictures
View 9 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Mar 30, 2007
Added Apr 2, 2007
2 Underwater Pictures of Uenoidae Caddisflies:
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A variety of cased caddisfly larvae, probably mostly Neophylax, have clustered along the backside of a rock in fast water. There seem to be some Helicopsychidae larvae clustered along the bottom, and a few other taxa are mixed in. It's interesting that several larvae have especially large stones placed over the front openings of their cases, perhaps to block the case off for pupation.
It does seem to be the wrong time of year for Neophylax to be pupating, but that was the ID given for one of these which I collected and photographed up close.
In this picture: Caddisfly Genus Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) and Caddisfly Genus Helicopsyche (Speckled Peters).
It does seem to be the wrong time of year for Neophylax to be pupating, but that was the ID given for one of these which I collected and photographed up close.
In this picture: Caddisfly Genus Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges) and Caddisfly Genus Helicopsyche (Speckled Peters).
A wide variety of caddis larvae and other insects have clustered together on the backside of this rock in fast water.
In this picture: Caddisfly Genus Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges).
In this picture: Caddisfly Genus Neophylax (Autumn Mottled Sedges).
Recent Discussions of Uenoidae
Former classification 2 Replies »
In Caddisflies, LaFontaine mentions Neophylax as a member of the Limnephilidae family. The family Uenoidae is in the same superfamily as Limnephilidae, so I'm wondering if it was a recent split and all the genera used to be in Limnephilidae. I couldn't find anything in a quick web search... anybody know?
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