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Trichoptera

   Caddisflies, caddises. Generally drab in colour. Moth-like in appearance but distinguishable by the wing venation. The body and legs are covered in fine hairs and they have long filiform antenna. The larva are aquatic, inhabiting freshwater as well as saline habits.     [478 Aust.species]
 
Anisocentropus latifascia Cheumatopsyche sp. 2AU Chimarra uranka  
       
 
Oecetis pechana Oecetis walpolica Triplectides XZ sp. AU  
       

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References:

Insects of Australia (Chapter 40: Tricoptera)

 A. Neboiss

CSIRO, Division of Entomology

1137pp (2 volumes), Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1999.

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