Goera pilosa
Length 8 to 12 mm.A yellowish brown caddisfly with yellow hairs on the wings of fresh specimens. Basal antennal segment is very hairy.
Stony streams, rivers and lakes.
May to September
The larval case is made of sand grains with small pebbles at the sides.
Found throughout Britain, but most common in the chalk areas of south eastern England.
Although there are very few records for VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland) it is probably under recorded in our area.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
22 June 2014
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
21 June 2013
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Broughton Astley
24 June 2011
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
23 June 2014
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
14 July 2013
male - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Broughton Astley Brook
04 July 2013
male - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Goeridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 29
- First record:
- 02/06/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 24/06/2024 (Poole, Adam)
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Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
20 May 2020
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
02 June 2020
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
10 June 2023
Wing length 10mm, veins & spur formula examined
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
10 June 2023
Female genitalia view
