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Moth Trap Caddisflies

I caught a lot of caddisflies in the moth trap last weekend, including very many Long-horned Caddisfly (Mystacides longicornis), which I didn’t photograph for some reason. The ones I did capture on my phone included a couple of new species: the mottled Hydropsyche contubernalis and the paler Oecetis ochracea with its very long antennae. The fourth one appears to be a Limnephilus type caddisfly, but I’ve no idea which one as I didn’t find a photo yet that quite matches it.