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Limnephilus nigriceps

Status not recordedinsects

Limnephilus nigriceps is a species in the family Limnephilidae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about Limnephilus nigriceps

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 Limnephilus nigriceps live?

Not recorded

Is Limnephilus nigriceps 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 Limnephilus nigriceps classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyLimnephilidae
  6. genusLimnephilus
  7. SpeciesLimnephilus nigriceps (Zetterstedt, 1840)

Synonyms Chaetotaulius striola, Limnephilus forcipatus, Phryganea nigriceps

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • kolmkant-järvevanaEstonian
  • särmäputkisirvikäsFinnish
  • Ручейник черноголовыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Limnephilus nigriceps

Other species in the same genus Limnephilus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Limnephilus nigriceps?

Limnephilus nigriceps (Limnephilus nigriceps) 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). Limnephilus nigriceps (Limnephilus nigriceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/limnephilus-nigriceps

MLA

“Limnephilus nigriceps (Limnephilus nigriceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/limnephilus-nigriceps.

BibTeX
@misc{limnephilus_nigriceps_2026,
  title = {Limnephilus nigriceps (Limnephilus nigriceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/limnephilus-nigriceps},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}