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Phryganeoidea

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Phryganeoidea
Phryganea bipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Suborder: Integripalpia
Infraorder: Plenitentoria
Superfamily: Phryganeoidea
Leach, 1815
Families

Phryganeidae
Plectrotarsidae
Phryganopsychidae

Phryganeoidea, the giant caddisfly superfamily, may be paraphyletic with Limnephiloidea.[1]

References

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  1. Wiggins, Glenn B.; Information, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical; Museum, Royal Ontario (2004-01-01). Caddisflies: The Underwater Architects. University of Toronto Press. pp. 153–158. ISBN 978-0-8020-3714-5.

Body

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Adult body length 14–25 mm (0.55–0.98 in); common species usually >20 mm (0.79 in).[1]

Identification

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Adults large (body usually 20 mm (0.79 in) or more); forewings gray, brown, or yellowish-brown, sometimes with specks, patches, or other markings. Specific characters:[2]

  • ocelli (simple eyes) present
  • no wing hairs clubbed--character shared with some other families (1)
  • maxillary palps 4-segmented in males, 5-segmented in females
  • front tibia has 2 or more spurs, middle tibia has 4


  1. "Family Phryganeidae - Giant Casemaker Caddisflies". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. "Family Phryganeidae - Giant Casemaker Caddisflies". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-06-03.