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Medium sedge

Goera pilosa (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The medium sedge (Goera pilosa) is a species in the family Goeridae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about the medium 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 medium sedge live?

Not recorded

Is the medium 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 medium sedge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyGoeridae
  6. genusGoera
  7. SpeciesGoera pilosa (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Lasiostoma fulvum, Phryganea pilosa, Phryganea vulgata, Sericostoma capillatum, Silo flavipes, Trichostoma capillata, Trichostoma fuscicorne, Trichostomum auratum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • kivivanaEstonian
  • kiviriippasirvikäsFinnish
  • Bruine kiezelplakkerDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the medium sedge

Other species in the same genus Goera.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the medium sedge?

The medium sedge (Goera pilosa) belongs to the family Goeridae 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). Medium sedge (Goera pilosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/medium-sedge

MLA

“Medium sedge (Goera pilosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/medium-sedge.

BibTeX
@misc{medium_sedge_2026,
  title = {Medium sedge (Goera pilosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/medium-sedge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}