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Some sort of Caddis larva? Any help would Be appreciated.
Some sort of Caddis larva? Any help would
Be appreciated.
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CenCaAnglerJuly 24th, 2015, 11:31 am
Fresno, CA, USA

Posts: 3		What kind of caddis adults /larvae are these?
MillcreekJuly 24th, 2015, 1:43 pm
Healdsburg, CA

Posts: 356		Johnny -

I don't have any idea what your adult caddis is but the larvae look like they could be early instar Dicosmoecus gilvipes. Here are some photos.

http://aquaticinsectsofcentralvirginia.blogspot.com/2014/05/fooled-by-case-theyre-immature-october.html

http://joycegross.com/images.php?img=2222_1710

Mark
CrenoJuly 24th, 2015, 7:46 pm
Grants Pass, OR

Posts: 305		Where were these collected - the larvae also look like some of the eastern Pycnopsyche species. Also how large are the larvae? The adult is not a caddis, the antennae are too short for something that size. It is one of the megalotera.
CenCaAnglerJuly 25th, 2015, 5:17 am
Fresno, CA, USA

Posts: 3		The larvae (approx. 1"-2" with dark brown/black heads and what appeared to be lighter, cream-colored abdomens) were collected from submerged boulders along the banks of the river as well as on rocks positioned between the seams of faster and slower moving water. Any more input or helpful advice and information would be/is greatly appreciated.
CrenoJuly 25th, 2015, 3:09 pm
Grants Pass, OR

Posts: 305		Sorry, poorly worded question on my part. What Country/State/Province were these collected in? If I presume CA from your response on the Megaloptera The middle larvae doesn't look as burly as the other two so if may be a species of Psychoglypha.
TaxonJuly 25th, 2015, 9:52 pm
Site Editor
Royse City, TX

Posts: 1350		Dave-

The adult is not a caddis, the antennae are too short for something that size. It is one of the megalotera.




I believe it to be the Giant Lacewing, Polystoechotes punctata.

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
CenCaAnglerJuly 26th, 2015, 4:02 am
Fresno, CA, USA

Posts: 3		The larvae were collect on the Middle Fork of the Kings River in central California, specifically in kings Canyon national park.
EntomanAugust 2nd, 2015, 2:43 pm
Northern CA & ID

Posts: 2604		Great job on the ID, Roger. The lack of mandibles precluded the fishflies and I wasn't figuring lacewings over its size.
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman

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