Holocentropus dubius
Forewing length 6 to 9 mm. A fairly plain dark brown caddis, with less speckling than other members of this group.
Frequents still and slow flowing water.
May to August.
Widespread but local in Britain.
Rare or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Sapcote record of 19th May 2014 may be the first confirmed record for VC55.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
19 May 2014
female - specimen examined
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
14 July 2020
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
14 July 2020
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
14 July 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Polycentropodidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 19/05/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 05/06/2021 (Gamble, David)
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