Template:Helicopsyche
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Helicopsyche
- Order
- Trichoptera
- Family
- Helicopsychidae
- Genus
- Helicopsyche
- Common name
- snailcase caddisfly
- Tied fly
- speckled peter
This caddisfly genus has one local species. It looks rather like a snail but has lots of sand grains covering it's 'shell' which is really a case. The anal claws have closely-spaced teeth, much like a small comb.
Image of the closely-spaced teeth
