Hydroptilidae (family)
Micro-caddisfly at Melba, ACT
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| Hydroptilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 9 May 2025 | |
| Hydroptilidae (family) | kasiaaus | 16 Apr 2025 |
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3 comments
21 Apr 2025
Hydroptilidae (microcaddisfly). Some species feed among filamentous green algae. Perhaps there is a pool nearby with a lot of algae in it.
21 Apr 2025
My neighbours across the street have a tiny pond and I can often hear frogs in it. Maybe that's the source of them. I generally get a lot of caddisflies that come to light at night. I only photograph a fraction of them.
Location information
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hydroptilidae (family) Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Hydroptilidae (family) Scientific name
- Micro-caddisfly Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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