"Medium Speckled Sedge"
Heliopsyche borealis

casebuilding caddis pupa

larva: 3 mm / pupa: 3 mm / adult 2.5 mm 

Medium size caddis larva that craft unique spiral-shaped cases of pebbles and tiny bits of shells.  Found in sandy-bottomed still waters or eddies of slow-moving streams.  As they pupate, gather in stones and seal cases to rocks in silken webs.  Generally emerge in June & July.

Other casebuilding caddis:  "Medium Cinnamon Sedge", "Giant Red Sedge" , "Great Western Caperer" , "American Grannom" , "Little Sepia Sedge"

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