Crescent Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

TQ4792 19/09/2021 ©Raymond Small 

The Crescent Cinnamon Sedge caddisfly is seen from May until November near lakes, ponds and streams. The body colour ranges from light to dark brown. The latin name 'lunatus' is a reference to the diagnostic pale half moon marking on the rear edge of the wing. The larval case is built from leaf pieces, grains of sand and other debris.

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