The top picture is a case made by a caddisfly in the genus Platycentropus. The larvae stack sma

The top picture is a case made by a caddisfly in the genus Platycentropus. The larvae stack small, short pieces of detritus at varying angles to build a short, bulky home. The bottom picture is the Platycentropus in its case.

Order: Trichoptera

Family: Limnephilidae

Genus: Platycentropus

Oswego County, NY