Nectopsyche candida | |
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Nectopsyche candida, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Trichoptera |
Family: | Leptoceridae |
Genus: | Nectopsyche |
Species: | N. candida |
Binomial name | |
Nectopsyche candida (Hagen, 1861) | |
Nectopsyche candida is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The family Leptoceridae are a family of caddisflies often called "long-horned caddisflies" or "silverhorns". Leptoceridae is the second largest family of caddisflies with over 1850 species in approximately 68 genera. The main identifying feature of most Leptoceridae is that their antennae are much longer than those of other caddisflies. There is one genus with relatively short antennae (Ceraclea), but it is easily identified by the pair of dark curved lines on the mesonotum.
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Nectopsyche is a genus of white millers in the family Leptoceridae. There are at least 70 described species in Nectopsyche.
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Neophylax kolodskii, or Kolodski's caddisfly, is a species of caddisfly in the family Thremmatidae. It is found in North America.
Paracladura trichoptera is a species of winter crane fly in the family Trichoceridae.
Oxyethira zeronia is a species of microcaddisfly in the family Hydroptilidae. It is found in North America.
Desmona is a genus of northern caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are at least two described species in Desmona.
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