Caddisfly Species Agraylea multipunctata (Salt and Pepper Microcaddis)
Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Hydroptilidae (Microcaddisflies)
» Genus Agraylea (Salt and Pepper Microcaddisflies)
» Species multipunctata (Salt and Pepper Microcaddis)
Common Names
| Match | Common Name |
 | Salt and Pepper Microcaddis |
 | Microcaddis |
Where & When
Regions: East, Midwest, WestTime Of Year (?): June and July
Preferred Waters: Lakes, spring creeks
Hatching Behavior
Time Of Day (?): Overnight or dawn
Gary LaFontaine reports in Caddisflies that the emergence of this species occurs overnight but there may be a fishable number of cripples (Cripple: In fly fishing, a cripple is any insect which has been injured or deformed so that it cannot escape the water. This may include stillborn emergers or fully emerged adults which have been damaged, often by wind or waves, so that they can no longer fly. Trout often favor eating crippled insects.) left on the water at dawn.
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