Limnephilus sparsus
Length 10 to 13 mm. A very dark brown caddisfly with paler spots on the wing.
Temporary puddles, pools, marshes and pond edges.
May to June and August to October with a summer diapause.
Widespread and fairly common in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Limnephilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 25
- First record:
- 23/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 16/09/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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