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Helicopsyche
Sign in to saveHelicopsyche is a genus of Trichoptera, the caddisflies. Helicopsyche contains more than 230 species and are represented on all major faunal regions with highest diversity in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The genus was first described by Siebold, 1856.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderTrichoptera
- FamilyHelicopsychidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 826
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Helicopsychidae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, CHAS, UTEP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Helicopsychidae
- Image
- Helicopsyche breviterga.jpg
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- taxon name
- Helicopsyche
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- Snail-case Caddisflies
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- Helicopsyche
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Diagnosis
- Larva
- Adult
- Phylogenetic relationship
- Distribution
- References
Helicopsyche is a genus of Trichoptera, the caddisflies. Helicopsyche contains more than 230 species and are represented on all major faunal regions with highest diversity in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The genus was first described by Siebold, 1856.
The abundance and wide distribution of the genus makes it important to fly fishing anglers, who know it as the "Speckled Peter".
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