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Limnephilus
Limnephilus is a genus of caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae. There are over 180 species of Limnephilus, described between 1824 and 1999.
Several species of Limnephilus are endangered, including Limnephilus perpusillus, Limnephilus parvulus and Limnephilus janus being listed as a species of special concern in Wisconsin, and Limnephilus pallens being listed as a species of special concern in Michigan.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cinnamon Sedge
speciesLimnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus flavicornis
speciesLimnephilus flavicornis
Diamond Northern Caddisfly
speciesLimnephilus rhombicus
Limnephilus marmoratus
speciesLimnephilus marmoratus
Limnephilus affinis
speciesLimnephilus affinis
Limnephilus auricula
speciesLimnephilus auricula
Limnephilus sparsus
speciesLimnephilus sparsus
Ornate Northern Caddisfly
speciesLimnephilus ornatus
Limnephilus submonilifer
speciesLimnephilus submonilifer
Limnephilus vittatus
speciesLimnephilus vittatus
Limnephilus griseus
speciesLimnephilus griseus
Limnephilus binotatus
speciesLimnephilus binotatus
Limnephilus borealis
speciesLimnephilus borealis
Limnephilus decipiens
speciesLimnephilus decipiens
Yellowstar Northern Caddisfly
speciesLimnephilus flavastellus
Limnephilus elegans
speciesLimnephilus elegans
Limnephilus nogus
speciesLimnephilus nogus
Limnephilus indivisus
speciesLimnephilus indivisus
Limnephilus assimilis
speciesLimnephilus assimilis
Limnephilus nigriceps
speciesLimnephilus nigriceps
Limnephilus externus
speciesLimnephilus externus
Limnephilus extricatus
speciesLimnephilus extricatus
Limnephilus stigma
speciesLimnephilus stigma
Limnephilus sericeus
speciesLimnephilus sericeus
Limnephilus ignavus
speciesLimnephilus ignavus
Limnephilus moestus
speciesLimnephilus moestus
Limnephilus centralis
speciesLimnephilus centralis
Limnephilus
subgenusLimnephilus
Limnephilus politus
speciesLimnephilus politus
Limnephilus hirsutus
speciesLimnephilus hirsutus
Limnephilus bipunctatus
speciesLimnephilus bipunctatus
Limnephilus germanus
speciesLimnephilus germanus
Limnephilus fuscinervis
speciesLimnephilus fuscinervis
Limnephilus coenosus
speciesLimnephilus coenosus
Limnephilus subcentralis
speciesLimnephilus subcentralis
Limnephilus atlanticus
speciesLimnephilus atlanticus
Limnephilus guadarramicus
speciesLimnephilus guadarramicus
Limnephilus incisus
speciesLimnephilus incisus
Limnephilus spinatus
speciesLimnephilus spinatus
Limnephilus harrimani
speciesLimnephilus harrimani
Limnephilus major
speciesLimnephilus major
Limnephilus pati
speciesLimnephilus pati
Limnephilus diphyes
speciesLimnephilus diphyes
Limnephilus femoralis
speciesLimnephilus femoralis
Limnephilus orientalis
speciesLimnephilus orientalis
Limnephilus hamifer
speciesLimnephilus hamifer
Limnephilus hyalinus
speciesLimnephilus hyalinus
Limnephilus concolor
speciesLimnephilus concolor
Limnephilus extractus
speciesLimnephilus extractus
Limnephilus parvulus
speciesLimnephilus parvulus
Limnephilus morrisoni
speciesLimnephilus morrisoni
Limnephilus dispar
speciesLimnephilus dispar
Limnephilus fenestratus
speciesLimnephilus fenestratus
Limnephilus luridus
speciesLimnephilus luridus
Limnephilus fuscicornis
speciesLimnephilus fuscicornis
Limnephilus sublunatus
speciesLimnephilus sublunatus
Limnephilus kalama
speciesLimnephilus kalama
Limnephilus acnestus
speciesLimnephilus acnestus
Limnephilus argenteornatus
speciesLimnephilus argenteornatus
Limnephilus bifidus
speciesLimnephilus bifidus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Limnephilus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177448.