Limnephilus decipiens
Description
Forewing length 12 to 15 mm. The brown wing is mottled with paler areas.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Slow rivers and canals.
When to see it
May to October.
UK Status
Mainly found in the southern half of Britain where it may be local in many areas.
VC55 Status
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 August 2017
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows, south
09 October 2021
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
21 November 2020
Dave Gamble
Leicester Forest East garden
21 November 2020
David Nicholls
Aylestone Meadows, south
09 October 2021
female genitalia (ventral view)
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Limnephilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 15/07/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 09/10/2021 (Nicholls, David)
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