Rank Family | Scientific name Philopotamidae Higher classification Philopotamoidea Order Caddisfly | |
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Similar Caddisfly, Polycentropodidae, Hydropsychidae, Hydroptilidae, Psychomyiidae | ||
Little black caddisfly philopotamidae chimarra
Philopotamidae is a family of insects in the order Trichoptera, the caddisflies. They are known commonly as the finger-net caddisflies.
The aquatic larvae of these caddisflies spin mesh nets of silk in flowing water to catch food. A larva can spin over a kilometer of extremely thin silk to create its intricate net.
Subfamilies and genera include:
References
Philopotamidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA