**Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche occidentalis (Spotted Sedge)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Hydropsychidae

» Genus Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges)

» Species occidentalis (Spotted Sedge)

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Spotted Sedge

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Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): Early Summer

Gary LaFontaine notes in Caddisflies that this prolific Western species tends to be on the water at the same time as Drunella grandis, the Western Green Drake.

Pictures of 1 Caddisfly Specimen in the Species Hydropsyche occidentalis:

Male Hydropsyche occidentalis (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

View 6 PicturesDave Ruiter identified this specimen from pictures as Hydropsyche occidentalis.

Collected June 30, 2019 from the Madison River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 17, 2019

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Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche occidentalis (Spotted Sedge)

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**Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche occidentalis (Spotted Sedge)**