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Large Caddisfly--tibial spurs - Ptilostomis - female
Copyright © 2007 Cotinis

Large Caddisfly--tibial spurs - Ptilostomis - Female
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 3, 2007
Size: 24 mm
Shows the following characteristic(s) of the family Phryganeidae (1):
  • front tibia has 2 or more spurs, middle tibia has 4
See guide page for details. The middle leg is actually crossed under the front, projecting forward--this confused me! Shows, also, the following characteristic of the order Trichoptera (2):
  • tarsi with 5 segments

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Contributed by Cotinis on 4 May, 2007 - 11:55am
Last updated 15 May, 2007 - 3:22am

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