Enoicyla pusilla | |
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Enoicyla pusilla larvae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Trichoptera |
Family: | Limnephilidae |
Genus: | Enoicyla |
Species: | E. pusilla
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Binomial name | |
Enoicyla pusilla |
Enoicyla pusilla also known as the land caddis and the terrestrial caddis is a species of caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. The genus Enoicyla is unique among caddisflies because the larvae are terrestrial, living in leaf litter.
Enoicyla pusilla has a widespread but discontinuous distribution in Europe. In Britain, it is found chiefly in and around Wyre Forest, Worcestershire and adjoining counties. [2]
The females lay eggs shortly after emerging in the autumn and they hatch about two weeks later. [3] There are five larval instars between December and April and fully developed larval cases are about 8–9 mm long and 1.5–2 mm in diameter. [4]