“Weighted Casemaker Caddisflies”
Family Overview
Goeridae
Weighted Casemaker Caddisflies
The larva lives in a case that is made of small stones, usually with pairs of larger stones on the sides; 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 sclerotized sides of the middle thoracic segment project anteriorly beside the sclerotized first thoracic segment; anal prolegs are mostly fused with the end of the abdomen except their apical hooks.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: up to 0.3
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Clinger
Diagnostic Characters
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