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Rhyacophilidae

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Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophila fasciata
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Rhyacophilidae

Stephens, 1836
Genera

Fansipangana
Himalopsyche
Philocrena
Rhyacophila

Rhyacophilidae is a family in the insect order of Trichoptera. Larvae of this family are free living and most species are predacious. The largest genus is Rhyacophila, with near 500 species distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Video of Rhyacophilid larva from Austria