Nectopsyche exquisita

Nectopsyche exquisita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Leptoceridae
Genus:	Nectopsyche
Species:	N. exquisita
Binomial name
Nectopsyche exquisita (Walker, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
Nectopsyche piffardii (McLachlan, 1863) Setodes piffardii McLachlan, 1863

Nectopsyche exquisita, or the exquisite long-horned caddisfly, ^[2] is a species of long-horned caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Nectopsyche exquisita have a long and slender body, around 11-17mm in length, with antennae banded with white and brown. They have patterned yellow and white hairs along the wings with four black squares at the posterior margin. ^{[4] [6]}

Range and habitat

Nectopsyche exquisita is most commonly found near slow moving water with aquatic plants in the eastern half of the United States and southeastern parts of Canada. ^{[7] [4] [6]}

References

1. "Nectopsyche exquisita Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Nectopsyche exquisita Exquisite Long-horned Caddisfly". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
3. "Nectopsyche exquisita". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Nectopsyche exquisita species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
5. Morse, John C. (2019). "Trichoptera World Checklist". International Symposia on Trichoptera. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. Bland, Roger G. How to Know the Insects (3rd ed.). Wm. C. Brown. p. 2485. ISBN   0-697-04752-0 . Retrieved 13 July 2024.
7. "Exquisite Long-horned Caddisfly Nectopsyche exquisita". iNaturalist. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

External links

• Media related to Nectopsyche exquisita at Wikimedia Commons