Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

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Caddisflies

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Hydropsychidae

» Genus Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges)

This genus can get incredibly abundant especially below dams.This specimen shows the two sclerotized bars needed to identify it to genus. These usually curl up like this one when preserved.

This caddisfly was collected from the Flathead River-lower on June 12th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on June 26th, 2011.

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Hydropsyche (Spotted Sedges) Caddisfly Larva from the Flathead River-lower in Montana

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