**Caddisfly Genus Dolophilodes (Medium Evening Sedges)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Philopotamidae

» Genus Dolophilodes (Medium Evening Sedges)

Species in Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes aequalisMedium Evening Sedge	1	2
Dolophilodes distinctusTiny Black Gold Speckled-Winged Caddis	3	16
Dolophilodes novusamericanaMedium Evening Sedge	0	0
Dolophilodes pallidipesMedium Evening Sedge	0	0

6 species aren't included.

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Medium Evening Sedges

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This is page 2 of specimens of Dolophilodes. Visit the main Dolophilodes page for:

The behavior and habitat of Dolophilodes.

Pictures of 5 Caddisfly Specimens in the Genus Dolophilodes:

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Dolophilodes distinctus (Tiny Black Gold Speckled-Winged Caddis) Caddisfly Larva

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Collected February 7, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Dolophilodes (Medium Evening Sedges) Caddisfly Larva

View 9 PicturesI think this larva best fits Dolophilodes, in which the anterior (Anterior: Toward the front of an organism's body. The phrase "anterior to" means "in front of.") margin of the frontoclypeus is supposed to be "slightly asymmetrical." I can't confidently make out the asymmetry, but the other genera are supposed to have either greater asymmetry or a symmetrical, but convex, shape, whereas this one is clearly concave.

Based on distribution records, the species should be either aequalis, dorcus, or pallidipes, but I can't find any source to distinguish between them.

Collected August 3, 2020 from the East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 19, 2020

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Jargon Defined:

Anterior: Toward the front of an organism's body. The phrase "anterior to" means "in front of."

Larva: Many classes of aquatic insects, such as caddisflies, midges, craneflies, dobsonflies, alderflies, and many more, are known as "larvae" rather than "nymphs" in their juvenile stages. They have mostly soft bodies rather than hard exoskeletons. These insects also advance through a "pupa" stage before reaching adulthood.

Useful References:

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