| Net-spinning Caddisfly" Shannon Moth HYDROPSYCHIDAE, TRICHOPTERA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com ) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Pirom,
Jagungal Wilderness, New South Wales)
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| Net-spinning Caddisfly" Shannon Moth HYDROPSYCHIDAE, TRICHOPTERA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com ) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Pirom,
Jagungal Wilderness, New South Wales)
These insects are not true Moths, but are in the family HYDROPSYCHIDAE.
The larvae live in streams, each living in a 'retreat' attached to a rock, and covered in pebbles, sand, and detritus. The larva constructs a net attached to the retreat to catch passing food items.
The adults emerge from the water in groups, facilitating mating. The moths are grey with variable dark markings. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The insects are found i
Further reading:
R. McLachlan,
Descriptions of new or little-known genera and species of exotic Trichoptera,
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,
Series 3, Volume 5 [June 1866] p. 269.
 not-lepidoptera |  not-caterpillars |  Lepidoptera |  not-moths |  not-lepidoptera |
(written 30 September 2017, updated 30 June 2019)