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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Plenitentoria » Limnephiloidea » Northern Caddisflies (Limnephilidae) » Limnephilinae » Stenophylacini » Pycnopsyche
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Caddis fly? - Pycnopsyche
Copyright © 2008 kylos

Caddis fly? - Pycnopsyche
Pewamo, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
October 16, 2008
Size: Approx. 1 in.

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Contributed by kylos on 31 October, 2008 - 5:00pm
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 12:36pm

Moved
to genus for now
… John R. Maxwell, 1 November, 2008 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Looks like a member of Limnephilidae, probably Pycnopsyche.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 31 October, 2008 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I have a better profile of this caddisfly.
Of the two species in Pycnopsyche, it looked most similar to Scabripennis.
… kylos, 31 October, 2008 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Perhaps...
The markings do look similar to P. scabripennis, but there are about 16 species of Pycnopsyche in North America. One distribution record shows 5 species recorded in Michigan (antica, guttifera, lepida, scabripennis, and subfasciata).
… Lloyd Gonzales, 31 October, 2008 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Lloyd, I wasn't sure i
Thanks Lloyd, I wasn't sure if there were any other recognized species as the bugguide taxonomy only listed two. I saw another shot of Pycnopsyche here on bugguide whose markings looked more similar to my shots than P. scabripennis, but it had no species listed.
… kylos, 31 October, 2008 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

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