Biology:Enoicyla pusilla
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Short description: Species of insect found in Europe
| Enoicyla pusilla | |
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| Enoicyla pusilla larvae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Limnephilidae |
| Genus: | Enoicyla |
| Species: | E. pusilla
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| Enoicyla pusilla (Burmeister, 1839)[1]
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Enoicyla pusilla also known as the land caddis and the terrestrial caddis is a species of caddisfly in the family Limnephilidae. The genus Enoicyla is unique among caddisflies because the larvae are terrestrial, living in leaf litter.
Distribution
Enoicyla pusilla has a widespread but discontinuous distribution in Europe. In Britain, it is found chiefly in and around Wyre Forest, Worcestershire and adjoining counties.[2]
Biology
The females lay eggs shortly after emerging in the autumn and they hatch about two weeks later.[3] There are five larval instars between December and April and fully developed larval cases are about 8–9 mm long and 1.5–2 mm in diameter.[4]
References
- ↑ "Enoicyla pusilla (Burmeister, 1839)". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=605614#null. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Green, Harry; Westwood, Brett (2012). "The Land or Terrestrial Caddis (Enoicyla pusilla) And Wyre Forest". https://www.wyreforest.net/2012/01/14/the-land-or-terrestrial-caddis-enoicyla-pusilla-and-wyre-forest-harry-green-and-brett-westwood/. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ Green, Harry; Westwood, Brett. "Land Caddis Enoicyla pusilla". http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue%2015/land_caddis.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Harding, D J L (1998). "Distribution and population dynamics of a litter-dwelling caddis, Enoicyla pusilla (Trichoptera)". Applied Soil Ecology 9 (1–3): 203–8. doi:10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00076-6.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2088606 entry
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