Name
Trichoptera
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Habitat
terrestrial adults. freshwater larvae.
Feeding
Nectarivorous adults or do not feed. omnivorous larvae.
Distribution
World wide
Conservation status
No threats.
Additional information
Holometabolous. Aquatic larvae that build shelters of various materials. Moth-like adults. Wings covered with hairs. Kept in a canopy at rest. Adults do not feed. Without a spiritromere.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Zamora-Muñoz, C., Sáinz-Bariáin, M. & Bonada, N. (2015). Orden Trichoptera. Revista IDE@ - SEA, 64(30-06-2015), 1–21. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_64.pdf
- Morse, J.C., Frandsen, P.B., Graf, W. & Thomas, J.A. (2019). Diversity and ecosystem services of trichoptera. Insects 10, 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10050125
- Holzenthal, R.W., Thomson, R.E. & Ríos-Touma, B. (2015). Order Trichoptera, En: Thorp, J., Rogers, D.C. (Eds.), Ecology and General Biology: Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates. Academic Press, pp. 965–1002.