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Great red sedge

Phryganea grandis Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedinsects

The great red sedge (Phryganea grandis) is a species in the family Phryganeidae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about the great red sedge

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Main food
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
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Countries on record
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Where does the great red sedge live?

Not recorded

Is the great red 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 great red sedge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyPhryganeidae
  6. genusPhryganea
  7. SpeciesPhryganea grandis Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Phryganea atomaria, Phryganea ochrida, Phryganea uncinata

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • chrostík velkýCzech
  • Stor spiralvårflueDanish
  • Große KöcherfliegeGerman
  • suur puruvanaEstonian
  • isosirvikäsFinnish
  • Grande phryganeFrench
  • Bonte reuzenschietmotDutch
  • chruścik wielkiPolish
  • Ручейник большойRussian
  • potočník veľkýSlovak
  • Волохокрилець звичайнийUkrainian
  • chrostík velikýCzech
  • Große TeichköcherfliegeGerman
  • harilik puruvanaEstonian

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Relatives of the great red sedge

Other species in the same genus Phryganea.

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What kind of animal is the great red sedge?

The great red sedge (Phryganea grandis) belongs to the family Phryganeidae 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). Great red sedge (Phryganea grandis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-red-sedge

MLA

“Great red sedge (Phryganea grandis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-red-sedge.

BibTeX
@misc{great_red_sedge_2026,
  title = {Great red sedge (Phryganea grandis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-red-sedge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}