**Caddisfly Genus Ceraclea (Scaly-Wing Sedges)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Leptoceridae

» Genus Ceraclea (Scaly-Wing Sedges)

Species in Ceraclea
Ceraclea maculataScaly-Wing Sedge	0	0
Ceraclea resurgensScaly-Wing Sedge	0	0
Ceraclea tarsipunctataScaly-Wing Sedge	0	0
Ceraclea transversaScaly-Wing Sedge	0	0
Ceraclea wetzeliScaly-Wing Sedge	0	0

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Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Scaly-Wing Sedges
	Plain Brown Scaly-Wing Sedges

Ceraclea caddisflies are not ranked among the superhatches, but they may cause selective feeding at times. Ceraclea transversa is the most important species.

Where & When

Time Of Year (?): Early summer for most species
Preferred Waters: Rivers or lakes

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Late afternoon and evening

Gary LaFontaine notes in Caddisflies that Ceraclea species become active a little earlier in the evening than most other caddisflies in the same days, sometimes prompting trout to take them selectively before the other flies have even appeared.

Egg-Laying Behavior

Time Of Day: Late afternoon and evening

Larva & Pupa Biology

Environmental Tolerance: Requires cool water

Ceraclea larvae are not important as a trout food, but their biology is interesting. Some species feed on and burrow into freshwater sponges.

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