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Genus Leucotrichia - Ring-horn Microcaddisflies

Willamette River Leucotrichia - Leucotrichia

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Suborder Integripalpia

Superfamily Hydroptiloidea

Family Hydroptilidae (Microcaddisflies)

Subfamily Leucotrichiinae

Genus Leucotrichia (Ring-horn Microcaddisflies)

Explanation of Names

Leucotrichia Mosely 1934

Numbers

3 spp. in our area(1), ~50 total(2)

Range

in our area, L. pictipes transcontinental (ON + most of the US), and 2 spp. are restricted to sw US (UT-AZ-TX)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Distributional checklist of Nearctic Trichoptera (2022 revision) Rasmussen A.K., Morse J.C. 2023. FAMU, Tallahassee. 519 pp.

2.	BioLib.cz

3.	Rohrbeck R. (2004-2014) Flyfishing entomology

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 July, 2009 - 10:28am
Additional contributions by v belov, Brady Richards, PaleoJon
Last updated 2 June, 2023 - 6:08pm

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