| Hydropsyche betteni | |
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| Common netspinner | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae |
| Genus: | Hydropsyche |
| Species: | H. betteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydropsyche betteni Ross, 1938 | |
Hydropsyche betteni, the Common Netspinner, is a species of netspinning caddisfly in the family Hydropsychidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the basis of the adult mouthparts. Integripalpian larvae construct a portable casing to protect themselves as they move around looking for food, while annulipalpian larvae make themselves a fixed retreat in which they remain, waiting for food to come to them. The affinities of the small third suborder Spicipalpia are unclear, and molecular analysis suggests it may not be monophyletic. Also called sedge-flies or rail-flies, the adults are small moth-like insects with two pairs of hairy membranous wings. They are closely related to the Lepidoptera which have scales on their wings; the two orders together form the superorder Amphiesmenoptera.
The Hydropsychidae are a family-level taxon consisting of net-spinning caddisflies. Hydropsychids are common among much of the world's streams, and a few species occupy the shorelines of freshwater lakes. Larvae of the hydropsychids construct nets at the open ends of their dwellings which are responsible for their "net-spinning caddisfly" common name.
Chimarra is a genus of little black caddisflies in the family Philopotamidae. There are more than 630 described species in Chimarra.
Hydropsyche rossi is a species of netspinning caddisfly in the family Hydropsychidae. It is found in North America.
Oecetis osteni is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America.
Hydropsyche californica is a species of netspinning caddisfly in the family Hydropsychidae. It is found in North America.
Plectrocnemia is a genus of tube maker caddisflies in the family Polycentropodidae. There are more than 120 described species in Plectrocnemia.
Onocosmoecus unicolor is a species of northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. It is found in North America.
Ironoquia punctatissima is a species of northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. It is found in North America.
Phylocentropus carolinus is a species of caddisfly in the family Dipseudopsidae. It is found in North America.
Frenesia is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least two described species in Frenesia.
Clistoronia magnifica is a species of northern caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. It is found in North America.
Clistoronia is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are about five described species in Clistoronia.
Ceraclea slossonae is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America.
Ptilostomis ocellifera is a species of giant casemaker in the family Phryganeidae. It is found in North America.
Ceraclea resurgens is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America.
Diplectrona is a genus of netspinning caddisflies in the family Hydropsychidae. There are more than 100 described species in Diplectrona.
Lepidostoma sommermanae is a species of bizarre caddisfly in the family Lepidostomatidae. It is found in North America.
Arctopsyche grandis is a species of netspinning caddisfly in the family Hydropsychidae. It is found in North America.
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