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Trichoptera
(redirected from Caddis flies)

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Trichoptera [trə′käp·tə·rə]
(invertebrate zoology)
The caddis flies, an aquatic order of the class Insecta; larvae are wormlike and adults have two pairs of well-veined hairy wings, long antennae, and mouthparts capable of lapping only liquids.


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Fly fishers did well at Hot Creek, where midges and caddis flies put in an appearance.
Dipping specimen flasks into the water and under rocks, the young anglers found snail eggs, diving beetles and caddis flies.
That's enough to buy about 2,000 elk hair caddis flies at your local fly shop.
 
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