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Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
Trichoptera
family
Apataniidae
“Mountain Casemaker Caddisflies”
Brachycentridae
“Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies”
Calamoceratidae
“Comb-lipped Casemaker Caddisflies”
Dipseudopsidae
“Pitot-tube Caddisflies”
Glossosomatidae
“Saddle Casemaker Caddisflies”
Goeridae
“Weighted Casemaker Caddisflies”
Helicopsychidae
“Snail Casemaker Caddisflies”
Hydropsychidae
“Seine-net Weaver Caddisflies”
Hydroptilidae
“Microcaddisflies, Purse Casemakers”
Lepidostomatidae
“Scaly-mouth caddisflies”
Leptoceridae
“Long-horned Caddisflies”
Limnephilidae
“Northern Casemaker Caddisflies”
Molannidae
“Hooded Casemaker Caddisflies”
Odontoceridae
“Strong Casemaker Caddisflies”
Philopotamidae
“Finger-net Caddisflies”
Phryganeidae
“Giant Casemaker Caddisflies”
Polycentropodidae
“Trumpet-net, Tube Maker Caddisflies”
Psychomyiidae
“Net-tube Caddisflies”
Rhyacophilidae
“Free-living, Green Caddisflies”
Sericostomatidae
“Bush-tailed Caddisflies”
Thremmatidae
“Little Northeastern Casemakers”
Odontoceridae
genus
Psilotreta
“Strong Casemaker Caddisflies”
Genus Overview
No genus-level description defined.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 0
Upper Midwest: 0
Mid-Atlantic: up to 0
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Sprawler
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
order
Prolegs With Single Hook
family
Mesonotum sclerotized
Sturdy Sand Case
​Metanotum Usually with 4 Sclerites
​Pronotum with Pointed Anterolateral Corners
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Case