“Comb-lipped Casemaker Caddisflies”
Family Overview
Calamoceratidae
Comb-lipped Casemaker Caddisflies
The larva lives in a case that is composed of two flat pieces of dead leaves or in a piece of wood or a stick in which it has gouged its living space; the tops of the first two thoracic segments are covered by sclerites; the top of the third thoracic segment has only a few small sclerites; the top of the labrum (upper lip) has a transverse row of about 16 setae; anal prolegs are mostly fused with the end of the abdomen except their apical hooks.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Mid-Atlantic: up to 3
Southeast: 0.8 - 2.9
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Scraper / Grazer
Shredder / Detritivore
Shredder / Detritivore
MOVEMENT
Sprawler
Diagnostic Characters
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