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Photo#1058061
Caddisfly adult at lights - Hesperophylax

Caddisfly adult at lights - Hesperophylax
Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
June 29, 1996
Size: at least 13.5mm
This caddisfly was seen at lights at a moth seminar held at Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain NP, elevation ~ 8440' The magnification was not noted. Minimum size was measured on the slide as if taken at 1:1 magnification. Any help with its ID is much appreciated.

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Caddisfly adult at lights - Hesperophylax Caddisfly adult at lights - Hesperophylax

Moved
Moved from Caddisflies.

Limnephilidae
this is one of the Hesperophylax species

 
Hesperophylax sp
I'm delighted to have this identified to genus. Thank you so much.

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