Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus)

A net-spinning caddisfly at Greenway, ACT

Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus) at Greenway, ACT - 4 Oct 2017
Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus) at Greenway, ACT - 4 Oct 2017
Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus) at Greenway, ACT - 4 Oct 2017
Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus) at Greenway, ACT - 4 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Cheumatopsyche sp. (genus) 20 Nov 2017 Alice
Hydropsychidae sp. (family) 19 Nov 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Trichoptera (order) 18 Nov 2017 Alice
Unidentified 7 Oct 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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This caddisfly was flying with about 20 others but dropped into the water. I rescued it by offering it a stick to cling to and popped it into a small container, then took it home to photograph. Found at the Murrumbidgee River, north of Pine Island.

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Alice wrote:
   18 Nov 2017
Family Hydropsychidae, probably species of Cheumatopsyche, but difficult to tell from photo.

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