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Ephemeroptera: Mayflies

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Hemiptera: True Bugs

Trichoptera: Caddisflies

Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies

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The Phryganeinae Family: Caddisflies

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• Common Name: Caddisfly
• Identifying Feature: A spirally arranged, tapered cylinder of leaf pieces.
• Average Size of Case: 15mm
• Habitat: Found in submergent vegetation and along stones on the sides and bottom.
• Other Information: The caddisfly larva in figures a. and b. are strong swimmers, and are very active. The caddisfly larva in figure c. was found climbing on the stonework and would not crawl out of its case underneath the light of the stereoscope.
• Figures:

  a. Mature caddisfly larva case of the swimming variety

  b. Mature caddisfly larva emerging from case

  c. Mature caddisfly larva from another variety of Phryganeidae