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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Unidentified Larvae, Cases & Pupae
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caddisfly - sierras
Copyright © 2009 Noah Charney

caddisfly - sierras
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
July 26, 2008
Size: case ~1.3cm long

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Contributed by Noah Charney on 14 February, 2009 - 3:24pm
Last updated 8 August, 2020 - 12:30am

Moved
Moved from Caddisflies.
… Bob Biagi, 8 August, 2020 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

Leptoceridae: [i]Oecetis[/i]?
Leptoceridae: Oecetis??
… Noah Charney, 14 February, 2009 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
limnephilid or lepidostoma
While the photos are not very clear I don't think it is a leptocerid. The head and thorax are quite square, legs fairly short and the mandibles in the 2nd photo are very stout. At this size a leptocerid would be a mature larvae and usually have a tidier case. Lepidostoma would also have a fairly uniform case at this size so I am leaning towards an immature limnephild whose case often changes dramatically in size and shape. But it could be either.
… Dave Ruiter, 14 February, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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