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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa Pictures

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Rhyacophilidae (Green Sedges)

» Genus Rhyacophila (Green Sedges)

I collected this pupa and several like it from the same stream and on the same day as this larva. I suspect they're the same species. Every pupa I collected was in a brown casing like the one shown in one of the pictures below. I cut this pupa out of its case after a picture so you can see more details. It is close to but not fully developed.

This caddisfly was collected from the Long Lake Branch of the White River on June 5th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com on May 25th, 2006.

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

CameraCanon EOS 20D

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Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin

CameraCanon EOS 20D

Recent Discussions of this Pupa

Posted by Riggsy on Jan 18, 2008

How big is this one?

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Jargon Defined:

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.

Pupa: Any insect which spends most of its juvenile lifetime as a larva first becomes a pupa for a time before emerging as a fully grown adult. Depending on the species, the pupal form can be very important for fly fishermen to imitate.

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