Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

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Description: http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/trichoptera.html

Further reference: Atlas of Living Australia

Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

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Alice wrote:

1 Mar 2025

Hydroptilidae (family)

Alice wrote:

1 Mar 2025

Certainly Hydroptilidae.

Hydroptilidae (family)

WendyEM wrote:

23 Feb 2025

I'm not sure they are Zyganids - neither of the pair has the male's feathery antennae. These insects seem to be smaller and leaner than Myrtartona coronias. Could they be flies or caddisflies?

Trichoptera (order)

Alice wrote:

21 Feb 2025

Yes, caddisfly, possibly an ecnomid species (Ecnomidae).

Trichoptera (order)

Alice wrote:

21 Feb 2025

Not a caddisfly. It's a moth.

Trichoptera (order)