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Limnephilus externus (cased caddisfly) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Limnephilus externus

Common names: cased caddisfly, caddis fly, caddisfly, caddisfly larvae, pond caddisfly

Authority: Hagen, 1861

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Trichoptera > Limnephilidae

Roles: dominant resident study subject, competitor, study subject, indicator species, prey, comparison species, detritivore

ITIS TSN: 116146

Synonyms: L. externus, LE, Limnephilus, L.ext., caddisfly larvae, caddisfly pupae, Leminiphilus externus, Le, Limnephilus externus, caddisflies

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 80 | Mentions: 85

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Knowledge graph centered on Limnephilus externus with 75 nodes and 211 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Understanding insect life histories and senescence, Beetles, Crested Butte.

Publications (80)

Comparing decomposition rates and detritivore preferences for caddisfly (Trichoptera) cases versus ambient detritus

2025Role: study subject

Evaluating differences in water temperature and macroinvertebrate communities in BDA ponds, stream pools, and beaver dam ponds

2025Role: indicator species

Quantifying physiological and behavioral differences in caddisfly larvae

2025Role: study subject

Salamanders impact on L. externus population densities

2025Role: study subject

Consequences of climate-induced range expansions on multiple ecosystem functions

2023Communications BiologyRole: dominant resident study subjec

Contrasting short-and long-term outcomes of pairwise interactions between caddisflies at a hydrologically heterogeneous range margin

2023Freshwater BiologyRole: competitor

Cross-trophic-level dynamics in aquatic ecosystems and their application across ecological contexts

2023Role: text_match

Effects of a caddisfly range shift on competition and facilitation in high elevation ponds

Documents (3)

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Western Distinct Population Segment of the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Mining Concerns and Disputes-2006

The Arkansas: Key resource for Southern Colorado

Co-occurring Species

Allomyia

Apataniidae76 shared papers

Neothremma

Uenoidae76 shared papers

Phryganeidae

Phryganeidae55 shared papers

Trichoptera

54 shared papers

Limnephilidea

Limnephilidae45 shared papers

Asynarchus nigriculus

Limnephilidae41 shared papers

Beetles

40 shared papers

aquatic insects

35 shared papers

Aquatic Insect (general)

35 shared papers

insects

35 shared papers

2023Role: study subject

How beaver pond age affects aquatic invertebrates

2023Role: indicator species

Limnephilus externus Case Grazing

2023Role: study subject

<i> Limnephilus externus </i> Case Grazing Effects on Predation

2022Role: study subject

Effects of Environmental Pond Drying Cues on <i> Asynarchus nigriculus </i> Cannibalism Rates

2022Role: text_match

Effects of a range-shifting caddisfly on life histories of a top predator in high elevation ponds

Predators balance consequences of climate-change-induced habitat shifts for range-shifting and resident species

2022Journal of Animal EcologyRole: study subject

Rates of Cannibalism in <i> Asynarchus Nigriculus </i> based on Sedge Nutrient Content

2022Role: comparison species

Species-specific traits predict whole-assemblage detritus processing by pond invertebrates

2022OecologiaRole: study subject

Testing for competition, facilitation, and intraguild predation between two co-dominant detritivores: the caddisfly <i> Limnephilus externus </i> and chironomid midges

2022Role: study subject

Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient

2021EcosystemsRole: text_match

Biotic interactions at species’ range limits in a changing climate

2021Role: text_match

Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

2021Freshwater ScienceRole: study subject

From Insects to Frogs, Egg–Juvenile Recruitment Can Have Persistent Effects on Population Sizes

2021Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and SystematicsRole: text_match

From animals to ecosystem processes: Predicting functional outcomes of climate-driven changes in animal communities through species traits

2021Role: text_match

Elevation alters outcome of competition between resident and range shifting species

2020Global Change Biology. doi 10.1111/gcb.15401Role: competitor

Exploring effects of proliferation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on abundance and coexistence of <i>Rhyacophila</i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2020Role: text_match

The role of non-caddisfly taxa on detrital processing in montane ponds

2020Role: study subject

Tracing phenology trends in time and space using herbarium data and citizen science observations in western Colorado

2020Role: text_match

Ecological role of <i>Limnephilus abbreviates</i> in detritus dynamics

2019Role: study subject

Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors

Exploring mechanisms explaining coexistence patterns of <i> Rhyacophila </i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2019Role: text_match

Feeding Preference and Growth Effects for Three Trichoptera Species

2019Role: study subject

Mapping the range shifts of East River Valley caddisflies <i> (Trichoptera) </i>

2019Role: study subject

Comparing detritus breakdown rates with and without detritivores in subalpine ponds with different hydroperiods

2018Role: detritivore

Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics

2018Role: study subject

High interspecific variation in nutrient excretion within a guild of closely related caddisfly species

2018EcosphereRole: study subject

Role of animal detritivores in the breakdown of emergent plant detrius in temporary ponds

2018Freshwater ScienceRole: study subject

Pond nutrient storage across permanence and temporal gradients

2017Role: study subject

Caddisfly behavioral responses to drying cues in temporary ponds: Implications for effects of climate change

2016Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots.

2016Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

Identifying PCR primers to facilitate molecular phylogenetics in Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

2015Zoological SystematicsRole: study subject

Herbivore growth responses to nutrient mobilization by detritivores

2012Role: study subject

Increased aggression among <i>Asynarchus nigriculus</i> caddisfly larvae in a rapidly drying environment

2012Role: text_match

Nonlinear effects of consumer density on multiple ecosystem processes

2012Journal of Animal EcologyRole: study subject

Does species diversity of caddisflies enhance detritus breakdown and nutrient release in temporary ponds?

2011Role: study subject

Reinforcing abiotic and biotic time constraints facilitate the broad distribution of a generalist with fixed traits

2010EcologyRole: competitor

From brown to green: how does caddisfly detritus processing affect the growth of invertebrate algal grazers

2009Role: study subject

Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

2009Functional EcologyRole: text_match

Diet and a developmental time constraint alter life-history trade-offs in a caddis fly (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

2008Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyRole: study subject

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

2008Role: study subject

Effects of larval energetic resources on life history and adult allocation patterns in a caddisfly (Trichoptera: Phryganeidae)

2007Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

Predicted fitness consequences of threat-sensitive hiding behavior

2007Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

Predator defense along a permanence gradient: roles of case structure, behavior, and developmental phenology in caddisflies

2006OecologiaRole: study subject

Conservation and Status of North American Amphibians

2005Role: text_match

Foraging Differences Between Sexes in Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum

2005Role: text_match

Larval cannibalism, time constraints, and adult fitness in caddisflies that inhabit temporary wetlands

2004OecologiaRole: text_match

Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

2004EcologyRole: text_match

The effect of food quality and time constraints on caddisfly growth and development

2004Role: text_match

The role of larval cases in reducing aggression and cannibalism among caddisflies in temporary wetlands

2004WetlandsRole: study subject

Caddisfly life histories along permanence gradients in high-altitude wetlands in Colorado (U.S.A.)

2003Freshwater BiologyRole: study subject

Reach-scale Manipulations show invertebrate grazers depress algal resources in streams

2002Limnology and OceanographyRole: text_match

Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

2002Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research

2001Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceRole: text_match

Foraging trade-offs along a predator-permanence gradient in subalpine wetlands

1999EcologyRole: study subject

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management

1999Role: text_match

Case material choice by caddisfly larvae in the presence of a predator

1997Role: text_match

Distribution of caddisfly larvae according to location and presence of predators in high mountain ponds

1997Role: text_match

Growth and foraging consequences of facultative paedomorphosis in the tiger salamander, <i>Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum</i>

1996Evolutionary EcologyRole: text_match

Intraguild predation and cannibalism among larvae of detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands

1996EcologyRole: text_match

Intraguild predation and competition between larval dragonflies: direct and indirect effects on shared prey

1993EcologyRole: text_match

Vascular Plants of the Gothic Area

1993Role: text_match

Competition and intraguild predation between two species of caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera) in permanent and semi-permanent high elevation ponds

1991Role: text_match

Test of copper toxicity on caddisfly larvae

1990Role: text_match

Aquatic insects as measures of trace element presence: cadmium and molybdenum

1981Role: text_match

A brief study of <i>Limnephilus</i> feeding and leaf pack colonization

1980Role: text_match

A few observations of a caddisfly larvae

1979Role: text_match

Distribution of caddisfly larvae at varying densities

1975Role: text_match

The diet of Ambystoma tigrinum larvae from western Colorado

1971CopeiaRole: text_match

Mountain mosquitoes of the Gothic, Colorado area

1966American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

Beaver pond project

1962Role: text_match