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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Plenitentoria » Limnephiloidea » Northern Caddisflies (Limnephilidae)
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Unknown adult caddisfly from California
Copyright © 2014 Ken-ichi Ueda

Unknown adult caddisfly from California
Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, USA
March 28, 2014
Size: 24 mm
This large, adult caddisfly came to a UV light set up along the side of a willow grove growing along the edge of a brackish lagoon. Sort of looks like Hydropsyche, but not quite. Suggestions? Observed as a part of the 2014 GGNRA Nat Geo / National Parks Bioblitz. See original obs w/ coordinates at http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/601624.

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Contributed by Ken-ichi Ueda on 31 March, 2014 - 2:41pm
Last updated 16 October, 2018 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Caddisflies. See also:

… Aaron Hunt, 16 October, 2018 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

interesting - nice pic.
Likely one of the Limnephilidae but cannot see enough to be sure which genus. The season is a little unusual. You would have had to keep it to figure it out but if you did you should be able to get to species. Was there fresh water close by? While there are some caddis that handle highly saline systems fairly well I don't know of any that are that big.
… Dave Ruiter, 31 March, 2014 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
freshwater nearby
Yes, there's a fresh stream that runs into this brackish lagoon, so the upper parts of the lagoon are probably fresh. I need to get in touch with my partner in crime for the evening to see if he collected this, but what should we be looking for if he did?
… Ken-ichi Ueda, 1 April, 2014 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
species identification
If you are in Oakland you have great access to UC Berkley or CAS entomological folks. Ask the entomological curators at either who can help you out. Otherwise, if you wish, you can send it to me and I will do it.
… Dave Ruiter, 1 April, 2014 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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