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INSECTS

Black Dancer Caddisfly

Mystacides sepulchralis

Insects
Black Dancer Caddisfly, photo 1 of 5
Black Dancer Caddisfly, photo 2 of 5
Black Dancer Caddisfly, photo 3 of 5

Caddisfly in the family Leptoceridae. Lives near water.

There are 119 observations of Black Dancer Caddisfly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal24
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Estrie10
  5. Laurentides9
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  7. Montérégie7
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  11. Lanaudière4
  12. Mauricie4
  13. Nord-du-Québec3
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  15. Laval3
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Leptocère azuréMystacides azureus
American Long-horned CaddisflyLeptocerus americanus