Trichoptera
/trʌɪˈkɒpt(ə)rə
/plural noun Entomology
1An order of insects that comprises the caddis flies.Now the harvest is mainly Trichoptera larvae, which are collected and eaten, but they are not as large or as popular as the Megaloptera larvae (alderflies)....
- However, metrics such as taxa richness and Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera richness were less useful in distinguishing between these impairment sources.
- Perry and Andersen's dry weight data from sticky traps hung 5 m above the forest floor identified the most common orders as Diptera, Coleoptera, and Trichoptera.
1.1 (trichoptera) Insects of the order Trichoptera: clusters of trichoptera...
- In contrast to YOY perch, predator-sensitive prey in the diet were dominated by Trichoptera, Odonata, and Coleoptera larvae.
- It concentrates on Ephemeroptera, which are the prettiest trout food, though less important than the sedges, Trichoptera and midges, Chironomidae.
- Trichoptera, or caddisflies, comprise the most diverse insect order whose members are exclusively aquatic.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from tricho- 'hair' + pteron 'wing'.