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Species: Limnephilus nigriceps (Zetterstedt)


Smith (1984) reports two larval cases: One is triangular made of plant material. The second type is also made of plant material but it is cylindrical, sometimes with a trailing twig. Larvae inhabit lentic and lotic habitats. There is one generation per year.

References:

Smith, D. H. 1984. Systematics of Saskatchewan Trichoptera larvae with emphasis on species from the boreal streams. Ph.D. Thesis U. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. SK 1302 pp.

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