Cedar Creek
Natural History Area

Insects of Cedar Creek

Order TRICHOPTERA

Family HYDROPSYCHIDAE

(Net-spinning Caddisflies)

(Table of Species)

Common Net-spinning Caddisfly larvae (130 NA spp; 42 MN spp) build silk nets between stones in streams, rivers and lakes to ensnare food. Larvae live in a nearby silken retreat. Minnesota genera --Cheumatopsyche(13), Diplectrona(1), Hydropsyche(25), Macronema(1), Potamyia(1); Parapsyche(1).

Species collected at CCNHA include:  Cheumatopsyche speciosa, Hydropsyche alternansandPotamyia flava--all collected at light. Macronema zebratum also collected at light, but possibly a vagrant from some larger river.

jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000