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Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies)

This caddisfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on March 1st, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

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Identification: Limnephilidae
Posted by Litobrancha on Sep 23, 2006
this is a limnephilid larvae. check out this website for trichoptera larval family keys. don't think they have limnephilidae but you can get genera for most other families.

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