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The Northern Caddisfly belongs to the family Limnephilidae. Adults are medium-sized caddisflies with brown, usually mottled or faintly striped wings held roof-like over the body at rest. The body is often hairy, and the antennae are stout, many-segmented, and usually about as long as the wings or a little shorter. The legs are slender and pale tan to amber, and they bear small spines and spurs. This specimen is about 19 mm long. Adults in the family are commonly about 7 to 23 mm from head to wing tip, not counting the antennae.
Limnephilidae is the northern caddisfly family. It is the most diverse caddisfly family in the north, with more than 300 species in about 50 genera in North America. They are most common in the northern United States and Canada, though some species occur farther south. The larvae live in slow-moving streams, ponds, and marshes. These specimens were collected in Douglas County, Wisconsin, in June 2022.
Adults rest on vegetation near the water during the day and fly at night. They often come to lights after dark. Fly fishers know many of the larger species as sedges. The larvae feed mainly on detritus, the decaying plant material that collects in the water, and they carry a portable case as they feed. Cases in this family vary widely and may be built from leaves, stems, moss, bark, sand, or pieces of snail shell.
Like other caddisflies, northern caddisflies have complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The female lays eggs in or near the water. The larva builds its case and carries it while it feeds. When fully grown it seals the case and pupates inside. The adult later crawls out of the water, sheds the pupal skin, and expands its wings. In much of the range, adults are most often collected from May through October or November.
Northern caddisflies are not pests. They do not damage crops, stored products, or structures, and they are harmless to people. The larvae are a normal part of pond, marsh, and stream communities and are useful indicators of freshwater habitat. Adults are of interest to fly fishers, who imitate them as sedges, and the preserved specimens are used in teaching and collections.
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 belongs to the order Trichoptera (caddisflies). The family name comes from the Greek words for pool or marsh and loving, a reference to the larval habitat. In North America the family includes more than 300 species in about 50 genera. Adults usually have ocelli (simple eyes) on the head, and the maxillary palps are 3-segmented in males and 5-segmented in females. Genera can be hard to separate from a side photograph alone, because a sure identification often requires a closer look at the wings or, in males, the genitalia. This specimen is therefore listed at the family level as Limnephilidae.
This preserved specimen educates on caddisflies and the northern caddisfly family, suitable for displays or studies.
Check it out on BugGuide! https://bugguide.net/node/view/11604/bgimage
The Northern Caddisfly belongs to the family Limnephilidae. Adults are medium-sized caddisflies with brown, usually mottled or faintly striped wings held roof-like over the body at rest. The body is often hairy, and the antennae are stout, many-segmented, and usually about as long as the wings or a little shorter. The legs are slender and pale tan to amber, and they bear small spines and spurs. This specimen is about 19 mm long. Adults in the family are commonly about 7 to 23 mm from head to wing tip, not counting the antennae.
Limnephilidae is the northern caddisfly family. It is the most diverse caddisfly family in the north, with more than 300 species in about 50 genera in North America. They are most common in the northern United States and Canada, though some species occur farther south. The larvae live in slow-moving streams, ponds, and marshes. These specimens were collected in Douglas County, Wisconsin, in June 2022.
Adults rest on vegetation near the water during the day and fly at night. They often come to lights after dark. Fly fishers know many of the larger species as sedges. The larvae feed mainly on detritus, the decaying plant material that collects in the water, and they carry a portable case as they feed. Cases in this family vary widely and may be built from leaves, stems, moss, bark, sand, or pieces of snail shell.
Like other caddisflies, northern caddisflies have complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The female lays eggs in or near the water. The larva builds its case and carries it while it feeds. When fully grown it seals the case and pupates inside. The adult later crawls out of the water, sheds the pupal skin, and expands its wings. In much of the range, adults are most often collected from May through October or November.
Northern caddisflies are not pests. They do not damage crops, stored products, or structures, and they are harmless to people. The larvae are a normal part of pond, marsh, and stream communities and are useful indicators of freshwater habitat. Adults are of interest to fly fishers, who imitate them as sedges, and the preserved specimens are used in teaching and collections.
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 belongs to the order Trichoptera (caddisflies). The family name comes from the Greek words for pool or marsh and loving, a reference to the larval habitat. In North America the family includes more than 300 species in about 50 genera. Adults usually have ocelli (simple eyes) on the head, and the maxillary palps are 3-segmented in males and 5-segmented in females. Genera can be hard to separate from a side photograph alone, because a sure identification often requires a closer look at the wings or, in males, the genitalia. This specimen is therefore listed at the family level as Limnephilidae.
This preserved specimen educates on caddisflies and the northern caddisfly family, suitable for displays or studies.
Check it out on BugGuide! https://bugguide.net/node/view/11604/bgimage
