ORCID
- Bilton, David: 0000-0003-1136-0848
Abstract
We present the first field observations of caddisfly (Trichoptera) larvae using an invasive alien aquatic plant, Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne, in case construction. In samples from invaded ponds across the UK and Belgium, we have recorded the presence of C. helmsii fragments in cases from Limnephilus lunatus Curtis, Citation1834, Limnephilus marmoratus Curtis, Citation1834, Limnephilus flavicornis (Fabricius, Citation1787) (Limnephilidae), Triaenodes bicolor (Curtis, Citation1834), and Oecetis furva (Rambur, Citation1842) (Leptoceridae). Fragmentation of C. helmsii in case creation and augmentation may produce vegetative propagules, thus facilitating further dispersal of this invasive macrophyte.
DOI
10.1080/01650424.2023.2233504
Publication Date
2023-07-19
Publication Title
Aquatic Insects
ISSN
0165-0424
Embargo Period
2023-07-19
Organisational Unit
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
First Page
1
Last Page
5
Recommended Citation
Tasker, S. J., & Bilton, D. (2023) 'Field evidence of caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae, Leptoceridae) using alien Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne fragments (Saxifragales: Crassulaceae) in case construction', Aquatic Insects, , pp. 1-5. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01650424.2023.2233504
