Limnephilidae is a family of caddisflies with about 100 genera. They belong to the main lineage of case-constructing caddisflies, the Integripalpia or tube-case caddisflies. The Limnephilidae is one of the most species-rich Trichoptera families of northern temperate regions, but only a few are known from tropical areas and the Southern Hemisphere. For this reason they are often known as northern caddisflies.
Chilostigma itascae, also known as the headwaters chilostigman, is a species of caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. It was discovered in mile-long Nicollet Creek, the Mississippi River's headwaters in Itasca State Park, Minnesota, which remained the only known location for the species for 31 years. However, in 2005 and 2011 it was found in other locations in and around Itasca State Park and in 2017 an effort to study winter caddisflies by the Minnesota Biological Survey found it in peatland locations scattered across the northwestern part of the state and there are unconfirmed photo records from across the Canadian border in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It was discovered by Glenn Wiggins, a scientist from the Royal Ontario Museum, on New Year's Eve of 1974, and was scientifically described by him in the following year. Unlike other caddisflies, its adult emergence occurs in the winter under the cover of deep snow.
Pycnopsyche is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 17 described species in Pycnopsyche.
Sericostomatidae is a family of bushtailed caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 19 genera and at least 90 described species in Sericostomatidae.
Goeridae is a family of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 12 genera and at least 160 described species in Goeridae.
Uenoidae is a family of stonecase caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 7 genera and at least 80 described species in Uenoidae.
Limnephilini is a tribe of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 300 described species in Limnephilini.
Micrasema is a genus of humpless casemaker caddisflies in the family Brachycentridae. There are more than 70 described species in Micrasema.
Stenophylacini is a tribe of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least 20 genera and 190 described species in Stenophylacini.
Limnephilinae is a subfamily of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least 65 genera and 600 described species in Limnephilinae.
Chilostigmini is a tribe of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 12 genera and at least 40 described species in Chilostigmini.
Dicosmoecus is a genus of october caddis in the family Limnephilidae. There are about six described species in Dicosmoecus.
Dicosmoecinae is a subfamily of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 19 genera and at least 80 described species in Dicosmoecinae.
Anabolia is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 18 described species in Anabolia.
Glyphopsyche is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least three described species in Glyphopsyche.
Nemotaulius is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about eight described species in Nemotaulius.
Lenarchus is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 13 described species in Lenarchus.
Frenesia is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least two described species in Frenesia.
Hydatophylax is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about 14 described species in Hydatophylax.
Annitella is a genus of caddisflies belonging to the family Limnephilidae. It was introduced by Czech entomologist František Klapálek in 1907 and named for his wife Anně.
