Dinky purple breasted sedge (flavida)
Tricoptera (caddis)
Family: polycentropodidae Genus: psychomyia Species: flavida Common Name: Dinky purple breasted sedge
Basic flavida Statistics
Size: 5-6mm Feeding : algae, leaf particles
Hook: #22 Emerging: swim to surface
Case Type: net spinner Oviposting: Dive to the bottom
Hatch Date: Jun 20-Jul 20 Body Color: yellow w/ purple
Habitat: cold water rapids Wing Color: light to dark brown
Dinky Purple Breasted sedge Comments:
- Pupal and adult stages good on cloudy, rainy overcast days
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Dinky purple breasted sedge (flavida)
Tricoptera (caddis)
| Family: | polycentropodidae |
| Genus: | psychomyia |
| Species: | flavida |
| Common Name: | Dinky purple breasted sedge |
| Size: | 5-6mm | Feeding : | algae, leaf particles | |
| Hook: | #22 | Emerging: | swim to surface | |
| Case Type: | net spinner | Oviposting: | Dive to the bottom | |
| Hatch Date: | Jun 20-Jul 20 | Body Color: | yellow w/ purple | |
| Habitat: | cold water rapids | Wing Color: | light to dark brown | |
Dinky Purple Breasted sedge Comments:
- Pupal and adult stages good on cloudy, rainy overcast days