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Trichoptera
Moth-like insects related to moths and butterflies, but are Trichoptera. mating (approx. 1/2 inch)
Outside my front door in the Poconos
Spotted on Nov 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 22, 2011
4 Comments
One of these insects got in the house and I measured it because it was cooperative. It is only 1/2 inch.
I think, by the size and the color, these are northern casemakers (Family Limnephilidae). Nice photos!
Oh cool! Thanks so much for helping with the ID.
These are caddisflies, Trichoptera.
They do not share the same order as moths but they are very closely related.