**Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche aenigma (Spotted Sedge)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Hydropsychidae

» Genus Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges)

» Species aenigma (Spotted Sedge)

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	Spotted Sedge

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Pictures of 1 Caddisfly Specimen in the Species Hydropsyche aenigma:

Hydropsyche aenigma (Spotted Sedge) Caddisfly Adult

View 18 PicturesThese big caddisflies were tempting trout as they wriggled out of their shucks (

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Here's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.

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.

Collected May 15, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

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Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche aenigma (Spotted Sedge)

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**Caddisfly Species Hydropsyche aenigma (Spotted Sedge)**