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Silver sedge

Odontocerum albicorne (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedinsects

The silver sedge (Odontocerum albicorne) is a species in the family Odontoceridae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about the silver 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 silver sedge live?

Not recorded

Is the silver 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 silver sedge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyOdontoceridae
  6. genusOdontocerum
  7. SpeciesOdontocerum albicorne (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Crenogenes incomtus, Molanna incanus, Mystacide albicornis, Mystacides albicornis, Mystacides cylindrica, Odontocerum griseum, Odontocerum maculipennis, Phrygaenea albicornis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • vooluvanaEstonian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver sedge

Other species in the same genus Odontocerum.

CompareSilver sedge vs Odontocerum hellenicumSilver sedge vs Odontocerum lusitanicum

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the silver sedge?

The silver sedge (Odontocerum albicorne) belongs to the family Odontoceridae 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). Silver sedge (Odontocerum albicorne). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-sedge

MLA

“Silver sedge (Odontocerum albicorne).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-sedge.

BibTeX
@misc{silver_sedge_2026,
  title = {Silver sedge (Odontocerum albicorne)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-sedge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}