Species: Neophylax rickeri
A Caddisfly
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Trichoptera
Family
Uenoidae
Genus
Neophylax
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Caddisflies
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Trichoptera - Uenoidae - Neophylax
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Reproduction Comments
In streams in northern California, oviposition occurred on teh downstream facing sides of rocks primarily in November, but egg masses were also present from April through November in WEbb Creek. Egg masses in Redwood Creek sometimes contained an egg predator, Acanthocnema sp. (Diptera: Scathophagidae). The species has five instars. Pupal and adult sex ratios indicated protandry, with males emerging before females by approximately 2 weeks in both streams (Mendez and Resh, 2008).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Changed
2005-03-03
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
British Columbia south to California and east to Montana (LaFontaine, 1981).