Semblis phalaenoides (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Phryganeidae family, order Trichoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Semblis phalaenoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Semblis phalaenoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Semblis phalaenoides, the spotted caddis fly, is a Phryganeidae caddisfly found in northern and eastern Europe and Russia.

Family
Genus
Semblis
Order
Trichoptera
Class
Insecta

About Semblis phalaenoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Semblis phalaenoides, commonly known as the spotted caddis fly, is a caddisfly species that belongs to the Phryganeidae family. This species can be found in Fennoscandia, Poland, the Baltic region, Belarus, and Russia. Researchers have successfully reared S. phalaenoides larvae using freshly killed mosquitoes, freshly killed flies, and tiny juvenile fish as food.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Trichoptera Phryganeidae Semblis

More from Phryganeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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