Enoicyla pusilla

Species of insect found in Europe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Enoicyla pusilla
Enoicyla pusilla larvae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Genus: Enoicyla
Species:
E. pusilla
Binomial name
Enoicyla pusilla
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Distribution

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]

Biology

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]

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