Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Plenitentoria » Limnephiloidea

Superfamily Limnephiloidea

Limnephilidae? - Platycentropus radiatus

Caddisfly, lateral - Hesperophylax designatus - female

Unknown casemaker caddisfly - Nemotaulius hostilis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Suborder Integripalpia

Infraorder Plenitentoria

Superfamily Limnephiloidea

Numbers

6 families, with ~340 spp. in ~50 genera in our area and ~1350 spp. in ~140 genera worldwide(1)(2)

Print References

Ruiter D.E. (2000) Generic key to the adult ocellate Limnephiloidea of the Western Hemisphere (Insecta: Trichoptera). Ohio Biol. Surv. Misc. Contr. 5. 22 p.

Works Cited

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

2.	Order Trichoptera. In: Thorp J., Rogers D.C. (Eds.) Ecology and general biology: Thorp and Covich's freshwater invertebrates Holzenthal R.W., Thomson R.E., Ríos-Touma B. 2015. Academic Press, 965–1002.

Contributed by v belov on 5 November, 2011 - 4:52pm
Last updated 22 May, 2023 - 8:08pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: