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Caddisfly Species Rhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Rhyacophilidae (Green Sedges)
» Genus Rhyacophila (Green Sedges)
» Species fuscula (Green Sedge)
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This is the most abundant species of Rhyacophila in much of the East, and every stage can be important to trout. The drifting larvae are important in early Spring, and the emergers and egg-laying adults become important in late Spring and early Summer.  

Where & When

Regions: East, Midwest
Time Of Year (?): Mid-May to June

2 Caddisfly Specimens in the Species Rhyacophila fuscula:

Rhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge) Caddisfly LarvaRhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge) Caddisfly LarvaView 11 PicturesI collected this larva and several like it from the same stream and on the same day as this pupa. I suspect they're the same species.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 5, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Rhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge) Caddisfly LarvaRhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge) Caddisfly LarvaView 11 Pictures
Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 1, 2007
Added Apr 3, 2007

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