Limnephilidae

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Common Name

Northern Case Maker Caddisfly Larvae

Scientific Name

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Trichoptera

Family

Limnephilidae

Lab Storage

Feeding

Shredder-detrivores or herbivores, collector-gatherers, and scrapers.

Water Quality Tolerance

Mainly facultative. Limnephilidae is a very diverse family so a wide range of tolerance to pollution is expected.

Fact

Body 20-30mm, range 8-35mm. Case length 25-50mm, range 12-76mm. Cases can be made of wood, pebbles, or larger stones. The top of thorax segment 2 is more than half covered with hardened plates. For more photos, refer to our online gallery: tinyurl.com/wnzqekh

Habitat

Lentic-littoral, lotic-depositional, lotic-erosional. Habitats range from small springs to large rivers, ponds to marshes or lakes. Some live in temporary pools and streams while others live in damp, more terrestrial locations.

References

Voshell & Wright. 2002.