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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Glossosomatoidea » Saddle Case-Maker Caddisflies (Glossosomatidae)
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Tiny Tormentor
Copyright © 2013 Jim Eckert

Tiny Tormentor
West Reading 132 S. 6th Avenue, but really anywhere there's a porch light, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 28, 2013
Size: about3-5mm
Long tortured over this bug, trying to ID it as a micro moth. Have come around to think it may be a Caddisfly or related. They can be filthy abundant at porch lights or black light setups on warm nights. The salient feature is the faint white thin band that marks it around mid-area. Seems roughly scaly under magnification. Small, not more than 5mm.
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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 29 November, 2013 - 9:47pm
Last updated 11 October, 2018 - 9:06pm

Moved
Moved from Caddisflies.
… Kyhl Austin, 11 October, 2018 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 10 December, 2013 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

Maybe something like Glossosomatidae?
The caddis experts may be able to tell you more
… Chris Mallory, 29 November, 2013 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

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