John Brophy
brophyecology.bsky.social
John Brophy
@brophyecology.bsky.social
A professional ecologists by trade with a particular interest in all things aquatic.

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Still staying with larvae, but stepping outside the islands of Ireland and Britain, we have this entry from Finland. This key has an abundance of diagrams and also photos of various features, which quite novel among keys.

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March 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Staying with the larvae, this is the book you want for caseless caddisfly larvae in Ireland and Britain. Another publication from the Freshwater Biological Association (who are, sadly, not on Bluesky. Is anyone close enough to prod them?)

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March 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Moving from adults to larvae, here is the go-to key for cased caddisflies in Ireland and Britain. One of the many great aquatic macroinvertebrate keys by the Freshwater Biological Association.

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February 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Next up is an older book on adult Trichoptera by T.T. Macan from 1973. While it is out-of-date in places, the illustrations by C. Joan Worthington are outstanding and can provide confirmation when used in conjunction with Barnard & Ross (2012).

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February 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I thought I'd take the time to share some of the books I use in identifying caddisflies (Trichoptera). This is the most up-to-date book for adult caddisflies in Ireland & Britain. There is a dichotomous key, but the line drawings of the genitalia are most valuable.

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February 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM