Case-building-caddisfly

Guides

• Lepidostoma cinereum

  Lepidostoma cinereum is a species of caddisfly in the family Lepidostomatidae. It was described by Banks in 1899 and is known from North America. The species belongs to a family characterized by distinctive larval case construction using plant material.

  caddisflyLepidostomatidaeNorth-AmericaNearcticaquatic-insectcase-building-caddisfly

• Phanocelia canadensis

  Phanocelia canadensis is a northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae, first described by Banks in 1924. The species has been documented at the southern extreme of its range, where studies have examined its habitat preferences and life history traits adapted to northern conditions. As a member of the Limnephilidae, it belongs to a diverse family of caddisflies whose larvae construct portable cases from plant material or sand.

  TrichopteraLimnephilidaecaddisflynorthern-speciesaquatic-insectcase-building-caddisfly