Habitat
This family can be found in a large
area of North America. This species can range from eastern Alaska down to
Utah and east to the Great Lakes states. Because of their
reproductive needs, these organisms live near
shallow, slow moving bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, streams, bogs,
marshes. These bodies of water are also inhabited by other creatures such
as
snails,
other insects or
frogs. The adults perch on herbaceous
plants, shrubs and
tree bark near
the water source. The larvae live immersed in the water source.
Below are more examples of the variety of surfaces that the adult Large Caddisflies perch on.
Here are some examples of larvae in their aquatic environment.
