Triaenodes injusta

Triaenodes injusta

A yellowish species of long-horned caddisfly.
Triaenodes injusta This might be Triaenodes flavescens (syn. Triaenodes borealis) but more probably Triaenodes injusta which is very common in Minnesota and occurs in a wide variety of streams. Geotagged,Summer,Triaenodes flavescens,Triaenodes injusta,Trichoptera,United States,caddisfly,insect,long-horn caddisfly

Appearance

Head and thorax yellowish brown, vertex and palpi covered with
yellowish hairs; antennal scapes long with blackish annulations in their basal parts, without scentorgans under flap. Forewings and hind wings yellowish brown, with dense yellow hairs.

Naming

Triaenodes injusta (Hagen) Banks, 1907
Setodes injusta Hagen, 1861

Habitat

Larvae occur in medium-sized streams.

Reproduction

Cases are composed of plant pieces arranged in a spiral patttern.

Food

Triaenodes species are unique among caddisflies in their consumption of living plant material.

References:

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https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1005&context=all_dissertations
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225054656_Biological_diversity_of_the_Minnesota_caddisflies_Insecta_Trichoptera
https://bugguide.net/node/view/624152
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderTrichoptera
FamilyLeptoceridae
GenusTriaenodes
SpeciesTriaenodes injusta