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Brown sedge

Anabolia nervosa (Curtis, 1834)

Status not recordedinsects

The brown sedge (Anabolia nervosa) is a species in the family Limnephilidae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about the brown sedge

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown sedge live?

Not recorded

Is the brown sedge endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brown sedge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyLimnephilidae
  6. genusAnabolia
  7. SpeciesAnabolia nervosa (Curtis, 1834)

Synonyms Anabolia lurida, Anabolia nervosa excisa, Anabolia nervosa putoni, Anabolia nigricornis, Limnephilus nervosus, Phryganea fusca, Stathmophorus lapponicus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • harilik oksavanaEstonian
  • puroriukusirvikäsFinnish
  • Nerveuze najaarsvliegerDutch
  • Анаболия палочковиднаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown sedge

Other species in the same genus Anabolia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brown sedge?

The brown sedge (Anabolia nervosa) belongs to the family Limnephilidae in the order Trichoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown sedge (Anabolia nervosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-sedge

MLA

“Brown sedge (Anabolia nervosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-sedge.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_sedge_2026,
  title = {Brown sedge (Anabolia nervosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-sedge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}