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Brachycentridae (Apple Caddis and Grannoms) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Brachycentridae (Apple Caddis and Grannoms)

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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?s on larvae IDs 4 Replies »
Posted by GONZO on Oct 14, 2006
Last reply on May 22, 2008 by GONZO
Jason-

I just can't convince myself that either of the larvae pictured in this section are Brachycentridae. The cases don't conform to any I know (usually tapered four-sided "log cabin" cases for most Brachycentrus or smaller tapered round cases for Micrasema and Amiocentrus).
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