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Caddisfly larva - Glossosoma
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Caddisfly larva - Glossosoma
Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: 13mm
Caught from Willard Brook.
Contributed by tom murray on 27 June, 2009 - 8:39pm
Last updated 28 June, 2009 - 3:58pm

New family for the guide
Now I'll have to find one in it's case, and then the adults.
… tom murray, 28 June, 2009 - 3:58pm

Probably...
Glossosoma. When the larvae outgrow their turtle cases, they abandon them to build new ones.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 28 June, 2009 - 3:45pm

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