Hydropsychidae
| Hydropsychidae | |
|---|---|
| Hydropsyche pellucidula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Suborder: | Annulipalpia |
| Superfamily: | Hydropsychoidea |
| Family: | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 |
| Subfamilies | |
The Hydropsychidae are a family-level taxon consisting of net-spinning caddisflies. Hydropsychids are common among much of the world's streams, and a few species occupy the shorelines of freshwater lakes. Larvae of the hydropsychids construct nets at the open ends of their dwellings which are responsible for their "net-spinning caddisfly" common name.