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Raised wing venation Caddisfly?

Raised wing venation Caddisfly?
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 5, 2014
Attracted to porch light; just a guess but based on background would say approx. 1 cm BL. Seems to look quite a bit like Diplectrona modesta, including the long crennulate antennae, shown in this image

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It looks like the 2009 critter
It looks like the 2009 critter was never finally determined, even though someone placed a name on it. This is one of the examples where a caddis species determination was made without much support. I am not aware that crenulate antennae are unique to Diplectrona. I do not believe such characters should be used for species level determinations.
My Diplectrona modesta specimens have the crenulate antennae but the veins are much smaller and indistinct and there is no pattern on the wings. You specimen has a distinct pattern. But I cannot determine the family without seeing the specimen, or perhaps a closeup image of the private parts if it is a male.

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