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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”
Leptoceridae
genus
Ceraclea
Nectopsyche
Oecetis
Triaenodes
Nectopsyche
“Long-horned Caddisflies”
Genus Overview
No genus-level description defined.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 4.2
Upper Midwest: 3
Midwest: 2.4
Mid-Atlantic: 3
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
Engulfer / Predator
Shredder / Herbivore
MOVEMENT
Climber
Swimmer
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lentic-littoral
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
order
Prolegs With Single Hook
family
"Long" Antenna
genus
NO IP
Maxillary palpi slightly extended beyond the labrum
Sandy and plant slender case
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Ventral
Case