Black Dancer (sepulchralis)
Tricoptera (caddis)
| Family: | Leptoceridae |
| Genus: | mystacides |
| Species: | sepulchralis |
| Common Name: | Black Dancer |
Basic sepulchralis Statistics
| Size: | 8-9mm | | Feeding : | Predatory |
| Hook: | #14, 16 | | Emerging: | Crawls out on rocks |
| Case Type: | Long thin case | | Oviposting: | Dives under to bottom |
| Hatch Date: | Jul 1-Aug 20 | | Body Color: | Black |
| Habitat: | Ponds, Slow Streams | | Wing Color: | Black sheen |
- Black Dancer Comments:
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Emergence at dawn, oviposting in the evening during mid summer. Associated with cool slow sections of trout streams.
Black fly patterns.
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