Template:Lepidostomatidae

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Lepidostomatidae

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Order
Trichoptera
Family
Lepidostomatidae


Common name
The Little Plain Brown Sedge
Tied fly
Elk Hair Caddis
These have lateral humps on the first abdominal segments, but lack a dorsal hump. The dorsal of the first two thoracic segments are sclerotized. They are frequently found in four-sided cases made of square pieces of detritus.

Images of the first two thoracic segments and the four-sided cases.