Chaetopteryx villosa

Description

Forewing length 6 to 11 mm. Forewing is brown, very broad and granular with long bristles.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Streams, rivers and small upland lakes.

When to see it

August to November.

UK Status

Common throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Species group:
Caddisflies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Trichoptera
Family:
Limnephilidae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
08/03/2011 (Woodward, Steve)
Last record:
21/03/2011 (Woodward, Steve)

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