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This huge family appropriately contains huge caddisflies. Many of its genera are important, but the western genus Dicosmoecus (the Giant Orange Sedge or October Caddis) is especially important as a big-trout hatch.
Limnephilidae contains so many species that it is difficult to generalize about them all. LaFontaine commented on the task in Caddisflies:
The fact that fly fishermen need broad principles of biology, not a collection of exceptions, makes it difficult to handle this family.
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GONZO | October 8th, 2006, 5:19 pm | |
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PAPosts: 1681 | I believe the genus Apatania is in its own family--Apataniidae. Also, because not all Limnephilidae are "giants," the most frequently used common name for this family is "Northern Caddisflies." | |
Troutnut | October 9th, 2006, 9:12 am | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | Thanks. I've just made all those changes. I hadn't seen the "Northern Caddisfly" name before. | |
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist | ||
Taxon | October 9th, 2006, 9:44 am | |
Site Editor Royse City, TXPosts: 1350 | Gonzo & Jason- Northern Casemakers is the common name I've more often seen family Limnephilidae called. | |
Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
GONZO | October 9th, 2006, 12:04 pm | |
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PAPosts: 1681 | Roger's right, "Casemakers" is probably more common, but both are used. (Actually, I included both in my original post, but edited out "Casemakers" when I couldn't remember if it was one word, two words, or hyphenated. I didn't want to make an incorrect correction.) I've also seen "Diverse Caddisflies," which certainly fits this vast and confusing family. | |
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Re: Former classification In the Caddisfly Family Uenoidae by Troutnut | 2 | Jul 24, 2006 by Troutnut |
Re: More detailed ID? In Neophylax Caddisfly Adult by Troutnut | 1 | Nov 18, 2006 by Vshivkova |
Re: Hydropsyche In Neophylax Caddisfly Adult by Taxon | 1 | Oct 5, 2006 by GONZO |
Re: Limnephiliidae??? In the Identify This! Board by Xavier_Carp | 1 | Dec 18, 2008 by Taxon |
Re: caddis In the Identify This! Board by Dryfly | 8 | Mar 19, 2007 by DMM |
Re: About these beautiful pictures of caddis. In Neophylax Caddisfly Adult by Vshivkova | 7 | Nov 20, 2006 by GONZO |
Re: M. sepulchralis In Male Mystacides sepulchralis Caddisfly Adult by Taxon | 1 | Aug 24, 2006 by Troutnut |
Re: bright green? In the Caddisfly Genus Chimarra by Phishheaduj | 1 | Jan 12, 2009 by Taxon |
Re: upper delaware river trout at night In General Discussion by Tt8377 | 13 | Jul 6, 2011 by Oldredbarn |
Re: Dolophilodes adult In Female Dolophilodes distinctus Caddisfly Adult by Ictodd | 3 | Nov 22, 2007 by GONZO |