Caddisfly Species Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Leptoceridae
» Genus Mystacides (Black Dancers)
» Species sepulchralis (Black Dancer)
Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
 | Black Dancer |
Where & When
Regions: East, Midwest, WestPreferred Waters: Spring ponds and rivers
Larva & Pupa Biology
Current Speed: Still or slow3 Caddisfly Specimens in the Species Mystacides sepulchralis:
Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer) Caddisfly Adult
View 10 PicturesThis was one of many of its species which were gathered in small, low-flying swarms of about a dozen insects near the alder trees in the afternoon on a small stream.
View 10 PicturesThis was one of many of its species which were gathered in small, low-flying swarms of about a dozen insects near the alder trees in the afternoon on a small stream.Region: Northeast
Collected Aug 22, 2006
Added Aug 24, 2006
Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer) Caddisfly Adult
View 4 Pictures
View 4 PicturesRegion: Catskills
Collected Sep 5, 2006
Added Oct 3, 2006
Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer) Caddisfly Adult
View 3 PicturesI captured this small caddisfly from one of many dense mating swarms under overhanging alder trees in a slow stretch of the river. There were localized rises of trout under the swarms.
View 3 PicturesI captured this small caddisfly from one of many dense mating swarms under overhanging alder trees in a slow stretch of the river. There were localized rises of trout under the swarms.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jul 29, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
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