Trichoptera (Caddisflies) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Smicridea varia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philanisus plebeius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anisocentropus bicoloratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philopotamus montanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anisocentropus banghaasi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synoestropsis punctipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chimarra marginata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platycentropus radiatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nectopsyche exquisita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glyphotaelius pellucidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brachycentrus subnubilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limnephilus lunatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontocerum albicorne

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mystacides azureus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nemotaulius hostilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Mystacides longicornis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dicosmoecus gilvipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Limnephilus affinis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Agrypnia varia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Caddisflies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 19	~20%
	Mottled Sedge			~10%
	Grannom Caddisfly			~10%
	Cinnamon Sedge			~10%
	Silver Sedge			<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~20%
	Smicridea varia			~10%
	Synoestropsis punctipennis			~10%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 19	~20%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
	Limnephilus affinis			<5%
	Cinnamon Sedge			<5%
	Speckled Peter			<5%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 19	~20%
	Yellow Spotted Sedge			~10%
	Chimarra marginata			~10%
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 19	~10%
	Common Marine Caddisfly			~10%
6	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Anisocentropus bicoloratus			~10%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	Chocolate-And-Cream Sedge			~10%
	Inimical Northern Caddisfly			<5%
8	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Anisocentropus banghaasi			~10%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 19	~10%
	Synoestropsis punctipennis			~10%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	~10%
	Chimarra marginata			~10%
11	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Anisocentropus bicoloratus			~10%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Nectopsyche exquisita			~10%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	~10%
	Silver Sedge			~10%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Nectopsyche exquisita			<5%
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Dicosmoecus gilvipes			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 19	~40%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~20%
	Cinnamon Sedge			~10%
	Limnephilus affinis			~10%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 19	~20%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~10%
	Cinnamon Sedge			~10%
	Mottled Sedge			~10%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 19	~20%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~10%
	Mottled Sedge			~10%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
	Cinnamon Sedge			<5%
4	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 19	~10%
	Grannom Caddisfly			<5%
	Cinnamon Sedge			<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
5	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 19	~10%
	Mystacides azureus			~10%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~10%
6	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 19	~10%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
7	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 19	~10%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~10%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
8	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 19	~10%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			~10%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 19	~10%
	Mottled Sedge			~10%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
10	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 19	~10%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
11	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 19	<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
12	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 19	<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
13	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
14	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 19	<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
15	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 19	<5%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
16	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 19	<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
17	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 19	<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
18	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 19	<5%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
19	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 19	<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
20	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 19	<5%
	Mottled Sedge			<5%
21	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Nectopsyche exquisita			<5%
22	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Marine Caddisfly			<5%
23	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 19	<5%
	Mystacides azureus			<5%
24	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	<5%
	Anisocentropus bicoloratus			<5%
25	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 19	<5%
	Grousewing Caddisfly			<5%
26	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Marine Caddisfly			<5%

Caddisflies

Species in this group

Smicridea varia

Common Marine Caddisfly

Anisocentropus bicoloratus

Yellow Spotted Sedge

Anisocentropus banghaasi

Synoestropsis punctipennis

Chimarra marginata

Chocolate-And-Cream Sedge

Nectopsyche exquisita

Mottled Sedge

Grannom Caddisfly

Cinnamon Sedge

Silver Sedge

Mystacides azureus

Inimical Northern Caddisfly

Grousewing Caddisfly

Dicosmoecus gilvipes

Limnephilus affinis

Speckled Peter

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Caddisflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked