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Limnephilus peltus

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about Limnephilus peltus

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 peltus live?

Not recorded

Is Limnephilus peltus 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 peltus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyLimnephilidae
  6. genusLimnephilus
  7. SpeciesLimnephilus peltus Denning, 1962

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Limnephilus peltus

Other species in the same genus Limnephilus.

Caddisfly

Limnephilus atlanticus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Limnephilus peltus?

Limnephilus peltus (Limnephilus peltus) belongs to the family Limnephilidae in the order Trichoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Limnephilus peltus (Limnephilus peltus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/limnephilus-peltus

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{limnephilus_peltus_2026,
  title = {Limnephilus peltus (Limnephilus peltus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/limnephilus-peltus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}