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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Caddisflies - Trichoptera
        
        Family - Primative Caddisflies - Rhyacophilidae
        
        Species - A Rhyacophilan Caddisfly - Rhyacophila angelita

A Rhyacophilan Caddisfly - Rhyacophila angelita

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SNR

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General Description

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Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 11

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Recency

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Habitat

A large variety of cold mountain streams and rivers.

Food Habits

Most Rhyacophila species are predators feeding mostly on aquatic insects, especially midges and blackflies

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References

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- Garrett, P.A. 1973. The distribution and abundance of aquatic insects in the Middle West Gallatin drainage. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 60 p.
- Gustafson, D. L. 1990. Ecology of aquatic insects in the Gallatin River drainage. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 194 p.
- Richards, D.C. 1996. The use of aquatic macroinvertebrates as water quality indicators in mountain streams in Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 192 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
A Rhyacophilan Caddisfly — Rhyacophila angelita. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 23, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IITRI65970