香港生物多樣性博物館
HONG KONG BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
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分配：
Every continent except Antarctica and with the greater diversity in warmer regions
棲息地：
Freshwater habitat, larvae being found in lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and other water bodies.
飲食：
Most larvae feed on aquatic plants, algae, diatoms, or plant debris. A few eat other aquatic insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Most adult caddisflies do not feed and some sip nectar from flowers.
全球物種數量：
14,500
香港的物種數量：
60
形態學
（如何識別它們）：
-Dark in color
-Long and slender antennae
-Body and wings covered with fine hair
-Do not have siphoning mouthparts
圖表
你可知道 ？
Caddisflies larvae are good indicators of water quality because they only survive in very clean water. The larvae also build nests that are constructed with materials bonded by silk. The choice of material and shape of their nests vary with species.