Netspinning Caddisflies

Hydropsychidae

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Hydropsychidae (Netspinning Caddisflies) is a family of caddisflies. They are crepuscular.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000078
Definition: active primarily during dawn and dusk

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EOL has data for 26 attributes, including:

are preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Myotis punicus Felten, Spitzenberger & Storch 1977 (Felten's Myotis)
behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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crepuscular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000078
- Definition: active primarily during dawn and dusk
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Chironomidae (midges)
first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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eocene epoch
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Eocene
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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geographic distribution
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mozambique
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/1036973
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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river
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000253
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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38
number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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12175
prey on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Chironomidae (midges)
wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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has wings
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hasWings
- Definition: Wings are present.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of netspinning caddisflies. View this species on GBIF

netspinning caddisflies Habitats

The environments in which many netspinning caddisflies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its netspinning caddisflies species checklist.