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**Caddisfly Species Mystacides alafimbriata (Black Wing Long-Horned Sedge)**

Taxonomic Navigation -?-

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Leptoceridae

» Genus Mystacides (Black Dancers)

» Species alafimbriata (Black Wing Long-Horned Sedge)

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Black Wing Long-Horned Sedge
	Black Dancer

Pictures Below ↓

Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): Late June to early July

Preferred Waters: Lakes, ponds, and slow rivers

This is the main western specis of Mystacides, and it can be very important.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Morning

Egg-Laying Behavior

Time Of Day: Morning

Larva & Pupa Biology

Current Speed: Slow

Substrate: Vegetation

Pictures of 1 Caddisfly Specimen in the Species Mystacides alafimbriata:

Mystacides alafimbriata (Black Wing Long-Horned Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

Mystacides alafimbriata (Black Wing Long-Horned Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

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Collected June 25, 2005 from Ninepipes Reservoir in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 30, 2011

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