Phryganeoidea

Phryganeoidea, the giant caddisfly superfamily, may be paraphyletic with Limnephiloidea.^[1]

Phryganeoidea
Phryganea bipunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Suborder:	Integripalpia
Infraorder:	Plenitentoria
Superfamily:	Phryganeoidea Leach, 1815
Families
Phryganeidae Plectrotarsidae Phryganopsychidae

References

1. Wiggins, Glenn B.; Information, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical; Museum, Royal Ontario (2004-01-01). Caddisflies: The Underwater Architects. University of Toronto Press. pp. 153–158. ISBN 978-0-8020-3714-5.

Body

Adult body length 14–25 mm (0.55–0.98 in); common species usually >20 mm (0.79 in).^[1]

Identification

Adults large (body usually 20 mm (0.79 in) or more); forewings gray, brown, or yellowish-brown, sometimes with specks, patches, or other markings. Specific characters:^[2]

• ocelli (simple eyes) present
• no wing hairs clubbed--character shared with some other families (1)
• maxillary palps 4-segmented in males, 5-segmented in females
• front tibia has 2 or more spurs, middle tibia has 4

1. "Family Phryganeidae - Giant Casemaker Caddisflies". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
2. "Family Phryganeidae - Giant Casemaker Caddisflies". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-06-03.