Unidentified Caddisfly at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Trichoptera (order) | 1 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 4 May 2025 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
Alice
wrote:
4 Aug 2025
Certainly order Trichoptera, and with ocelli ('eye spots') on the head, 5 segmented maxillary palpi with terminal segment not flexible, and given size of 5 to 12 mm, probably family Hydrobiosidae.
Larvae in this family are predatory and don't build cases until ready to pupate, when they build cases using coarse sand grains, usually under stones or in crevices in rocks.
Very nice image.
Larvae in this family are predatory and don't build cases until ready to pupate, when they build cases using coarse sand grains, usually under stones or in crevices in rocks.
Very nice image.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050284-35.208574
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 May 2025 11:11 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trichoptera (order) Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Other insects Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Trichoptera (order) Scientific name
- Unidentified Caddisfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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