Caddisfly Genus Nyctiophylax (Dinky Light Summer Sedges)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Polycentropodidae
» Genus Nyctiophylax (Dinky Light Summer Sedges)
| Species in Nyctiophylax |  |  |
| Nyctiophylax affinisDinky Light Summer Sedge | 0 | 0 |
| Nyctiophylax celtaDinky Light Summer Sedge | 0 | 0 |
| Nyctiophylax moestusDinky Light Summer Sedge | 0 | 0 |
7 species aren't included.
Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
 | Dinky Light Summer Sedges |
Hatching Behavior
Time Of Day (?): Slow water
The pupae take a long time to break through the film.Egg-Laying Behavior
Females lay their eggs underwater, either by diving through the surface or crawling down streamside rocks and twigs.Larva & Pupa Biology
Current Speed: Slow
Shelter Type: Unusual retreat; see notes
These caddisflies build unusual homes, which Gary LaFontaine describes in detail in Caddisflies:Shelter Type: Unusual retreat; see notes
The small, yellow-and-brown larvae of this genus builds a chamberlike retreat, open at both ends, over a hollow in a stick or rock. It leaves loose threads over each opening and when a smaller animal touches the retreat, disturbing the threads, this eight- to ten-millimeter carnivore rushes out and seizes its prey.
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