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Pycnopsyche gentilis
caddisfly
Pycnopsyche gentilis is a northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. Larvae are shredders that inhabit allochthonous organic materials in freshwater streams, where they feed on leaf litter colonized by aquatic fungi. The species is contemporaneous with congeneric P. luculenta, though larvae differ in case materials and habitat preferences. Adult males exhibit temporal partitioning of flight activity, with distinct peak arrival times at light sources when active on the same night as congeners.