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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”
Phryganeidae
genus
Ptilostomis
“Giant Casemaker Caddisflies”
Genus Overview
No genus-level description defined.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 6.7
Upper Midwest: 5
Mid-Atlantic: 5
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Engulfer / Predator
Shredder / Detritivore
Shredder / Herbivore
MOVEMENT
Climber
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
order
Prolegs With Single Hook
family
Membranous mesonotum
Membranous metanotum
Setose Lateral Sclerites on Meso- and Metanota
​Abdominal Segment IX with Small Sclerite
​Mesonotum with 2 Pairs of Setae
​Metanotum with 2 Pairs of Setae
​Spiraling or Ringed Plant Case
​Stiff Prosternal Horn
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Dorsal
Ventral
Case