Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Description: http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/trichoptera.html
Further reference: Atlas of Living Australia
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kasiaaus
wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Thanks Alice. I get a lot of different caddisflies coming to my light.
Trichoptera (order)
Alice
wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Certainly order Trichoptera, and with ocelli ('eye spots') on the head, 5 segmented maxillary palpi with terminal segment not flexible, and given size of 5 to 12 mm, probably family Hydrobiosidae.
Larvae in this family are predatory and don't build cases until ready to pupate, when they build cases using coarse sand grains, usually under stones or in crevices in rocks.
Very nice image.
Larvae in this family are predatory and don't build cases until ready to pupate, when they build cases using coarse sand grains, usually under stones or in crevices in rocks.
Very nice image.
Trichoptera (order)
Alice
wrote:
22 May 2025
Certainly Hydroptilidae, but I think I could be wrong about the genus
Hydroptilidae (family)
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