Saddle-case Maker Species Glossosoma alascense

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Glossosomatidae (Saddle-case Makers)

» Genus Glossosoma (Little Brown Short-horned Sedges)

» Species alascense

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Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): July

This is one of the most important western species of Glossosoma.

Pictures of 1 Saddle-case Maker Specimen in the Species Glossosoma alascense:

Male Glossosoma alascense Saddle-case Maker Adult

View 8 PicturesI lost track of this specimen before I could get it under my microscope, but caddis expert Dave Ruiter was able to identify it from pictures as Glossosoma, with an uncertain suggestion of G. alascense as the most likely species.

Collected July 9, 2019 from Rock Creek in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 18, 2019

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Saddle-case Maker Species Glossosoma alascense

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