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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Plenitentoria » Limnephiloidea » Northern Caddisflies (Limnephilidae) » Limnephilinae » Limnephilini » Limnephilus
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Caddisfly at urban blacklight - Limnephilus
Copyright © 2010 Kenneth D. Frank

Caddisfly at urban blacklight - Limnephilus
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 26, 2010
Photographed at a blacklight facing a courtyard about 300 meters from the Schuylkill River
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Contributed by Kenneth D. Frank on 17 December, 2010 - 8:09pm
Last updated 10 January, 2011 - 3:39pm

Moved
Moved from Caddisflies.
… v belov, 10 January, 2011 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Limnephilidae
one of the Limnephilus - you will need to look at the private parts to determine which one
… Dave Ruiter, 20 December, 2010 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

 
Limnephilus
Thank you. It likely breeds in the nearby Schuylkill River, which is tidal and slow-flowing except after heavy rain or snow.
… Kenneth D. Frank, 21 December, 2010 - 5:02am login or register to post comments

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