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Caddisflies
Caddisflies
Trichoptera
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

Caddisflies are winged insects that spend their larval stage in freshwater streams. Larvae build portable protective cases using silk to glue together sand, pebbles, and twigs.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Trichoptera