Family Ecnomidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Suborder Annulipalpia

Superfamily Psychomyioidea

Family Ecnomidae

Explanation of Names

Ecnomidae Ulmer 1903

Numbers

a single species in our area, ~470 spp. in 9 genera total(1)(2)

Size

wingspan 6–18 mm(1)

Range

all faunal regions (the vast majority is Australian) but hardly range into NA (so. TX)(1)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Australian Faunal Directory

2.	Order Trichoptera Kirby, 1813. In: Zhang Z.-Q. (ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification... Holzenthal R.W., Morse J.C., Kjer K.M. 2011. Zootaxa 3148: 209–211.

3.	Rohrbeck R. (2004-2014) Flyfishing entomology

Contributed by v belov on 23 December, 2014 - 1:38pm
Last updated 23 December, 2014 - 6:05pm

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