Polycentropus (Brown Checkered Summer Sedges) Caddisfly Larva Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Polycentropodidae
» Genus Polycentropus (Brown Checkered Summer Sedges)
This caddisfly was collected from the Catskills on May 13th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on May 18th, 2007.
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Posted by Litobrancha on May 20, 2007
Last reply on Dec 22, 2007 by Creno
probably polycentropus, like earlfisherman said a good closeup of the anal claws would be helpful. esp any teeth or serrations on said claws. nice pics.
ReplyPolycentropodidaePosted by Earlfishman on May 19, 2007
Based on the head pattern, this larvae might be Polycentropus sp. or Neureclipsis sp., I find myself leaning towards the former but I've been wrong before. It's hard to tell for sure without close up photos of anal claws and legs. You can tell it isn't a Rhyacophilid because there isn't a sclerite on top of ab seg number 9.
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