The Limnephilidae is one of the most species-rich Trichoptera families of northern temperate regions, but only a few are known from tropical areas and the Southern Hemisphere.
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However, where the fibroin of silkworms contains ? sheets rich in glycine and alanine, the ? sheet motif of trichoptera fibroin contains a significantly different amino acid makeup.
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The Trichoptera ( caddisflies ) which are a sister group of the Lepidoptera have scales, but also possess caudal cerci on the abdomen, a feature absent in the Lepidoptera.
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Twenty percent of the macroinvertebrate taxa inhabiting Spring Run are of the orders " Ephemeroptera ", " Plecoptera ", and " Trichoptera ".
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At three sites on Hull Creek, the EPT ( Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera ) Taxa Richness ranged from 4.00 to 16.00 in a 2013 study.
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According to Scoble ( 2005 ), " morphologically, scales are macrotrichia, and thus homologous with the large hairs ( and scales ) that cover the wings of Trichoptera ( caddisflies ) ".
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Numerous macroinvertebrate species have been observed in Stafford Meadow Brook, including 18 taxa in the orders " Ephemeroptera ", " Plecoptera ", and " Trichoptera ".
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Lepidoptera differ from the Trichoptera in several features, including wing venation, form of the scales on the wings, loss of the cerci, loss of an ocellus, and changes to the legs.
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The Lepidoptera have, over millions of years, evolved a wide range of wing patterns and coloration ranging from drab moths akin to the related order Trichoptera, to the brightly colored and complex-patterned butterflies.
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It is suspected that the four species of introduced caddisflies Trichoptera are adversely impacting native aquatic invertebrate populations either through competition for space and resources, or because of its large body size and sheer abundance in Hawaiian streams.
