Cinnamon Sedge (Limnephilus lunatus)

If it looks like a moth and flies like a moth, it's gotta be a moth, right?

Not in this instance.

Find out what the Cinnamon Sedge (Limnephilus lunatus) actually is by watching this YouTube video:

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Christine Young

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When I read the first line of your description, I was thinking, "Unless it's a ..."! I won't give it away ;) Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks for the warning, it would have totally commented with a spoiler alert by accident :)
  Anyway, just wanted to say these type of species are so poorly documented and little photographed, every one added is a gem. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Philip Booker
    
    Lion
    
    Their larvae are remarkable! Posted 3 years ago

The Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus is a case-bearing caddisfly. Like almost all Trichoptera, this species has an aquatic larva. The adults are moth-like and can be found in the vicinity of the waters, in which their larvae develop.

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Similar species: Caddisflies

Species identified by Christine Young

By Philip Booker

Uploaded Mar 15, 2022. Captured Oct 28, 2021 14:30 in Wood's Mill, Henfield BN5 9SD, UK.

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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.