Caddisfly Family Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies)

Genus in Limnephilidae
ChyrandaPale Western Stream Sedges	0	0
DicosmoecusOctober Caddisflies	4	28
EcclisomyiaEarly Western Mottled Sedges	0	0
FrenesiaDot Wing Winter Sedges	0	0
GrammotauliusNorthern Caddisflies	1	8
HesperophylaxSilver Striped Sedges	1	1
HydatophylaxGiant Cream Pattern-Wing Sedges	0	0
IronoquiaEastern Box Wing Sedges	0	0
LimnephilusSummer Flier Sedges	7	14
OnocosmoecusGreat Late-Summer Sedges	5	48
PlatycentropusChocolate and Cream Sedges	1	3
PsychoglyphaSnow Sedges	2	5
PycnopsycheGreat Autumn Brown Sedges	1	12

32 genera aren't included.

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Northern Caddisflies
	Giant Sedges

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The behavior and habitat of Limnephilidae.
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Pictures of 28 Caddisfly Specimens in the Family Limnephilidae:

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Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies) Caddisfly Larva

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Collected June 13, 2019 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 15, 2019

Onocosmoecus unicolor (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

View 11 PicturesOne key characteristic not clearly photographed, but clear in under the microscope: this specimen's midtibiae have 2 apical (Apical: Close to the apex; tip or end.) spurs and 1 preapical spur.

Collected August 4, 2020 from Trealtor Creek in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 20, 2020

Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

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Collected September 15, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 21, 2011

Male Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

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Collected August 11, 2018 from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 12, 2019

Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult View 0 Pictures

Collected September 15, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on September 21, 2011

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Caddisfly Family Limnephilidae (Northern Caddisflies)

Pictures of 28 Caddisfly Specimens in the Family Limnephilidae:

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