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Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Sighting 3872046

Leptoceridae sp. (family)

Long-horned caddisfly at Higgins, ACT

Leptoceridae sp. (family) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 08:17 PM
Leptoceridae sp. (family) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 08:17 PM
Leptoceridae sp. (family) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 08:17 PM
Leptoceridae sp. (family) at Higgins, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 08:17 PM
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Identification history

Leptoceridae sp. (family) 24 Nov 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Triplectides sp. (genus) 24 Nov 2018 Alice
Leptoceridae sp. (family) 23 Nov 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Lecithocera sobria 21 Nov 2018 donhe
Unverified 20 Nov 2018 AlisonMilton

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7 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   23 Nov 2018
This is a caddisfly
donhe wrote:
   23 Nov 2018
Interesting.
How do you tell Leptoceridae from Lecithoceridae?
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   23 Nov 2018
My suggestion was made so that our caddisfly moderator would get an email about it. It is just a guess from casual observation.
Alice wrote:
   25 Nov 2018
Certainly a Leptocerid caddisfly, possibly genus Triplectides, but cannot see enough detail of wing venation
Alice wrote:
   25 Nov 2018
Most caddisflies differ from most moths by having hairs on the wings and body, not scales, by lacking the feeding proboscis seen in moths, and by having aquatic larvae (also a number of other features).
donhe wrote:
   25 Nov 2018
What is diagnostic in this photo?
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   25 Nov 2018
Confirmed as Leptoceridae since Alice was unsure of Triplectides.

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