Leptoceridae
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderTrichoptera
- FamilyLeptoceridae
Habitatfreshwater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leptoceroidea
- Image
- Leptocerus.interruptus.wing.detail.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Larvae
- Swimming
- Ecology
- Pupae
- Adults
- Description
- Courtship and reproduction
- Parasitism
- Genera
- References
- External links
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The family Leptoceridae are a family of caddisflies often called "long-horned caddisflies" or "silverhorns". Leptoceridae is the second largest family of caddisflies with over 1850 species in approximately 68 genera. The main identifying feature of most Leptoceridae is that their antennae are much longer than those of other caddisflies. There is one genus with relatively short antennae (Ceraclea), but it is easily identified by the pair of dark curved lines on the mesonotum.