Net-spinning Caddisfly (Hydropsychidae sp)

About Net-spinning Caddisfly (Hydropsychidae sp)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: Caddisflies
• Family: Net-spinning Caddisflies

The Hydropsychidae are a family-level taxon consisting of net-spinning caddisflies. Hydropsychids are common among much of the world's streams, and a few species occupy the shorelines of freshwater lakes. Larvae of the hydropsychids construct nets at the open ends of their dwellings which are responsible for their "net-spinning caddisfly" common name.