Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00225
Oxyethira maya
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About Oxyethira maya
Oxyethira maya is an introduced microcaddisfly whose aquatic larvae occupy transparent, flattened silk cases attached to rocks.
Natural history and identification
Oxyethira maya is an introduced microcaddisfly whose aquatic larvae occupy transparent, flattened silk cases attached to rocks. The published Hawaiian timeline includes Honolulu in 1940 and Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi, in 1959. It has also been identified in fish stomachs, linking this introduced insect to stream food webs. A case-bearing larva and a flying adult represent different stages of the same life cycle.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Recorded from Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi in 1959.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Oxyethira maya
- Family
- Hydroptilidae
- Order
- Trichoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Oxyethira maya is an introduced microcaddisfly whose aquatic larvae occupy transparent, flattened silk cases attached to rocks.