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🏠 Caddisflies

Spotted Hydropsyche Caddisfly

Hydropsyche slossonae

About

A net-spinning caddisfly with tan to brown mottled wings. Larvae build intricate silken nets between rocks to capture drifting food particles in stream currents.

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Did You Know?

The mesh size of their silk nets varies by species, allowing different species to partition food resources in the same stream.