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The Specimen

Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly AdultHydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly AdultView 4 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 16, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006

The Discussion

LitobranchaSeptember 23rd, 2006, 5:46 pm
Knoxville TN

Posts: 49
looks like a hydropsyche female.

[edited by Troutnut: added title]
Jason Robinson
Research Specialist III
UT Knoxville
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GONZOSeptember 23rd, 2006, 7:39 pm
"Bear Swamp," PA

Posts: 952
Similar question on this one, Lito. I think I get the female identification here (I can see the ventral view), but what is the reason for Hydropsyche as opposed to Ceratopsyche? (Or were you simply using the older generic epithet to include both?) Thanks, again.
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