Snail-case caddisfly

Helicopsychidae
Helicopsyche sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Suborder: Integripalpia
Superfamily: Sericostomatoidea
Family: Helicopsychidae
Ulmer, 1912
Genera

Helicopsyche
Rakiura

Helicopsychidae (snail-case caddisfly) are a family of Trichoptera. The name refers to the helix shaped larval cases. Helicopsychidae is divided into two genera, the monphyletic Rakiura and Helicopsyche. The family contains more than 230 species and are present on all major faunal regions.

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