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WA Caddisfly Description


Taxonomic Name
(Common Name)		LarvalAdult
Limnephilidae
(Northern case maker)		Retreat: portable case made of excavared twig or plant material; prosternal horn present; 1st ab seg w/dirsal & lateral humps; sm. antenna ant of eye. Lays egg masses above water level on plants and stones, where they are later washed into the water by rain.


Hesperophylax
(Silver Stripe Sedge)
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Copyright © 2012 Libby & Rick Avis
WA species:
Hesperophylax alaskensis
Hesperophylax designatus
Hesperophylax occidentalis
(3) WA species		Some gills on ab have 5 or more branches; hind leg femora with only 2 major hairs on underside, tibia with only 1 pair of spines on underside, located near front of segment; mostly straight case of sand and rock fragments (maybe with some wood pieces).Body Length: 34 mm.
Body: yellow to amber.
Wings: cream and light brown pattern, with a long, silver stripe along them.

State/province distribution based on NatureServe Explorer.

Created: 08/16/2013   Last modified: 12/08/2014    www.FlyfishingEntomology.com