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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Annulipalpia » Hydropsychoidea » Netspinning Caddisflies (Hydropsychidae) » Hydropsychinae » Potamyia » Potamyia flava
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ID help? - Potamyia flava
Copyright © 2009 Heidi Eaton

ID help? - Potamyia flava
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
May 16, 2009
Size: ~8-10mm
I don't want to try to guess on this one: caddisfly? brown lacewing? ?? It was on a plant not far from the Missouri River. It appears to have some spur-like structures on it's hind legs, but I'm not sure if those help with ID. Thanks!

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ID help? - Potamyia flava ID help? - Potamyia flava
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 25 May, 2009 - 12:04am
Last updated 27 July, 2009 - 12:34am

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Caddisflies.
… Heidi Eaton, 27 July, 2009 - 12:34am login or register to post comments

Correction
Sorry, Heidi, my mistake. Upon closer inspection, I believe this is actually Potamyia flava.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 27 July, 2009 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

 
sure?
I have seen some Leptoceridae with this coloration near lakes in Minnesota. I can't see the length of the antennae... but in the very few Potamyia adults i have seen, the dark grey scales on the wings were lacking. I really don't mess with adults much... Lloyd, maybe you could share some of the traits you used Gestalt this critter as Potamyia...understanding that we may not be able to see all the characteristics... and that there are "zen" qualities of critters that allow tentative id's.... please share. :)
… Brett Marshall, 29 December, 2010 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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… Lloyd Gonzales, 25 May, 2009 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

caddisfly
sorry can't help you more
… v belov, 25 May, 2009 - 1:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
and that's way more than I knew before, so thanks!
… Heidi Eaton, 25 May, 2009 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

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