Molanna angustata
Description
Length 9 to 15 mm. This is a plain slightly orangey-brown caddis fly which has an odd resting position at times, with the body parallel to the surface but wings raised at an angle of about 30 degrees and more tightly rolled than in M. albicans.
Similar Species
Molanna albicans.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Ponds, lakes, canals and slow rivers.
When to see it
The adults are seen from May to September.
Life History
The larvae are found in sandy-bottomed lakes and slow rivers and streams.
UK Status
Fairly frequent and widespread in England and a few records from Wales.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 August 2011
specimen examined - came to light
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 May 2011
came to light
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 August 2011
specimen examined - came to light
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
30 May 2011
came to light
