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Lepidostomatidae
Sign in to saveLepidostomatidae is a family in the order Trichoptera. It is widely dispersed around the world. Larvae shapes vary. Larvae are normally found near bodies of water. It was first discovered by Georg Ulmer in 1903.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderTrichoptera
- FamilyLepidostomatidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded102,232
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 198
- With media
- 73
- Family
- Lepidostomatidae
- Collections
- UAM, UCSB, MSU, CU, LACM, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Larvae
- References
- Bibliography
Lepidostomatidae is a family in the order Trichoptera. It is widely dispersed around the world. Larvae shapes vary. Larvae are normally found near bodies of water. It was first discovered by Georg Ulmer in 1903.
==Distribution== It is normally found in the Northern Hemisphere. Some species' range extends south to Panama and New Guinea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lepidostomatidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.