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Microsema (Little Grannoms) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Brachycentridae (Apple Caddis and Grannoms)
» Genus Microsema (Little Grannoms)
 This one has a neat iridescent sheen to its wings.

See the discussion for details on this fly's tentative ID.


This caddisfly was collected from the Poconos on May 28th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on June 4th, 2007.

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Chimarra 13 Replies »
Posted by Taxon on Jun 6, 2007
Last reply on Dec 31, 2007 by Taxon
Jason-

That would be Chimarra, most likely C. aterrima, but it could also be either C. obscura or C. socia. Based on that neat black egg mass visible in the ventral view photo, it would also appear that it's a female.
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