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PhishheadujJanuary 12th, 2009, 4:47 pm
north west new jersey/pa

Posts: 4
i recently came across with a bright green one of these. Is that the same or a completely different species?
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TaxonJanuary 12th, 2009, 5:14 pm
Mercer Island, WA

Posts: 714
John-

The bright green ones are generally of family Rhyacophilidae (Free-living caddisflies), rather than family Philopotamidae (Net-spinning caddisflies).
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
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