Genus Ptilostomis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Portrait of a Large Caddisfly - Ptilostomis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Family Phryganeidae (Giant Casemakers)

Genus Ptilostomis

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Kolenati, 1859. From Greek ptilo, feather, plus stomis (gland or pore?), (Internet searches).

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists 5 species.

Size

Circa 22 mm (head to tip of folded wings), circa 15 mm (body only)

Identification

Large caddisflies with fairly distinctive patterns. See photos and Internet references.

Habitat

Near ponds and lakes

Season

May, September (North Carolina), June (Minnesota)

Life Cycle

Larvae make spirally arranged tubes of plant material. Apparently two flights per year, at least in North Carolina. Come to lights.

Print References

Wray, (Brimley) Insects of North Carolina (second supplement), p. 21 (1)

Internet References

Insects of Cedar Creek--P. ocellifera

Works Cited

1.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

Contributed by Cotinis on 20 December, 2004 - 7:35pm
Last updated 4 May, 2007 - 12:38pm

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