Ecnomus tenellus
Description
Length 4 to 6 mm. A fairly small caddis with a mottled brown appearance and wings slightly marked with darker blotches. Front tibia 3 spurred.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Around still or slow moving water, but also attracted to light.
When to see it
June to September.
Life History
Larvae associated with freshwater sponges.
UK Status
Scattered records mostly from southern England the Midlands and southern Wales.
VC55 Status
Occasional or under recorded in VC55 - The first VC55 records for this species were from Loughborough in 2009 and then the 2011 records from Sapcote.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015