**Caddisfly Species Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Odontoceridae

» Genus Psilotreta (Dark Blue Sedges)

» Species labida (Dark Blue Sedge)

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Dark Blue Sedge
	Slap-in-the-Face Caddis

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See the Psilotreta genus page for more details that this important species shares with others in its genus.

Where & When

Region: East

Time Of Year (?): Late April through June

This species is found up and down the eastern mountains. The hatch starts in late April in Virginia and finishes in northern New England in late June. It peaks in June in the Catskills, where it is especially well-known.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Evening

Egg-Laying Behavior

Time Of Day: Evening

Pictures of 2 Caddisfly Specimens in the Species Psilotreta labida:

Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

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Collected March 30, 2007 from Fall Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2, 2007

Male Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

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Collected June 1, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

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