Hydropsyche pellucidula
Hydropsyche pellucidula
Description
Length 9 to 14 mm. The back of the wing is quite sharply angled. The amount of mottling on the wing varies from one individual to the next.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Streams and rivers, and can be attracted to light.
When to see it
May to September.
Life History
Larva spins a net amongst gravel to trap food.
UK Status
Common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Probably under recorded in VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland) where there are very few records, the first being from Groby in 2010.
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 May 2023
Karaokeking19
Broughton Astley Garden
22 June 2022
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
12 June 2014
female - specimen examined
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 May 2023
male genitalia lateral
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 May 2023
male genitalia & aedeagus
AJ Cann
Knighton
30 July 2024
Female genitalia
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