Limnephilus auricula

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Description

Length 10 to 12 mm. A medium sized golden brown caddis fly with some paler wing markings.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Temporary pools, ditches and marshes.

When to see it

Adult: May to October. It is attracted to light.

Life History

Breeds in marshes and pond edges that dry up over summer. The adult lays in autumn and larvae overwinter.

UK Status

Quite frequent and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Quite frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    22 April 2014
    male - specimen examined
  • Mark Skevington
    Whetstone Garden
    03 May 2020
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    22 April 2014
    male - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    22 April 2014
    female - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    28 July 2013
    female - specimen examined

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Species profile

Species group:
Caddisflies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Trichoptera
Family:
Limnephilidae
Records on NatureSpot:
95
First record:
23/05/2011 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
11/04/2024 (Gaten, Ted)

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  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    03 November 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    29 October 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    29 October 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    23 October 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    23 October 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    24 September 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    11 June 2013
    female - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    10 May 2016
    female - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    20 May 2013
    male - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    08 May 2014
    male - specimen examined