Limnephilus rhombicus
Length 14 to 19 mm. Quite a large orangey looking caddis characterized by a pale rhomboid shaped area near the centre of the forewing, often with dark patches either side.
Limnephilus marmoratus.
Slow flowing weed rich streams, marshes, lake and pond margins.
May to June and July to September with a summer diapause.
The larvae feed on algae and weed at pond margins.
Widespread and fairly common in Britain.
Occasional but possibly or under recorded in VC55.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
27 August 2014
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
23 July 2013
male - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
03 November 2011
male - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
20 August 2011
specimen examined - came to light
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Limnephilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 20/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 27/08/2014 (Calow, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 August 2011
male - specimen examined
