**Caddisfly Genus Ironoquia (Eastern Box Wing Sedges)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies)

» Genus Ironoquia (Eastern Box Wing Sedges)

Species in Ironoquia
Ironoquia parvulaEastern Box Wing Sedge	0	0

3 species aren't included.

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Eastern Box Wing Sedges
	Northern Caddisflies

Where & When

Time Of Year (?): Fall

These species enter diapause (Diapause: A state of complete dormancy deeper even than hibernation. While in diapause, an organism does not move around, eat, or even grow. Some caddisfly larvae enter diapause for a few weeks to several months. Some species of microscopic zooplankton can enter diapause for several hundred years.) during the summer to synchronize their fall emergence.

Egg-Laying Behavior

Time Of Day: Evening; earlier when cooler

Larva & Pupa Biology

Diet: Leaves, algae

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Jargon Defined:

Diapause: A state of complete dormancy deeper even than hibernation. While in diapause, an organism does not move around, eat, or even grow. Some caddisfly larvae enter diapause for a few weeks to several months. Some species of microscopic zooplankton can enter diapause for several hundred years.

Emergence: The transformation of a nymph or pupa into the adult winged stage of an insect. The term may refer to the emergence of an individual, or the daily or yearly event in which all individuals of a species emerge.

Useful References:

LaFontaine, Gary. 1981. Caddisflies. The Lyons Press.