Troutnut Forum > Specimen Discussion > genitalia pics?
The Specimen
Ceratopsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Adult
View 18 PicturesThese big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks (
Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.), while others skated across the water at a medium pace, probably egg-laying.
View 18 PicturesThese big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks (
View Full SizeHere's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
Region: Catskills
Collected May 15, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
The Discussion
| Litobrancha | May 20th, 2007, 1:41 am | |
| Knoxville TN Posts: 49 | jason can you take some better pictures of the genital terminalia? especially the tenth tergite and spines above the inferior appendages? nice specimen. | |
| Jason Robinson Research Specialist III UT Knoxville | ||
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