|
Trichoptera (caddisflies)
Life
> Eukaryotes >
Opisthokonta >
Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa
> Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum:
Arthopoda > Mandibulata >
Atelocerata > Panhexapoda >
Hexapoda
> Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota >
Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera
Adult caddisfly on rock next to stream at Kirstenbosch (Cape Peninsula).
|
Larval cases of Hydrosalpinx sericea (Hydrosalpingidae), a species
endemic to mountain streams in the Western Cape. |
Larval cases and adult of Petrothrincus circularis
(Petrothrincidae), endemic to mountain streams of the Western Cape. |
Adult caddisflies have a moth-like appearance. Larvae are found at the bottom
of streams and build distinctive cases round themselves.
Publications
See
publications on African caddisflies by Dr K.M.F. Scott
|
