2023•ZootaxaOpen access
The larva of Microptila orienthula Kjærandsen & Ito (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae), with a description of its microhabitat in Japan
Tomiko Ito
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Abstract
The final instar larva, case, and microhabitat of the East Palearctic caddisfly species Microptila orienthula Kjrandsen & Ito 2009 (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) are described from Japan. The laterally compressed larva occurs in small plant tufts (primarily mosses and liverworts) in hygropetric habitats.