Ceraclea senilis
Length 10 to 14 mm. This is a uniformly yellowish brown caddisfly.
Around still or slow moving water but also attracted to light.
June to September.
Larvae associated with freshwater sponges.
Fairly common in south eastern and eastern England, it seems to be increasing its range and has been recorded as far north as Cheshire and Yorkshire.
Thought to be infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
09 July 2013
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
06 July 2013
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
12 August 2011
specimen examined - female
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
19 August 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Leptoceridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 02/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 06/09/2023 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
19 August 2023
