Cheumatopsyche analis

Natural history and identification

Cheumatopsyche analis is an introduced net-spinning caddisfly with aquatic larvae and winged adults. Kauaʻi stream inventories include it under the older identification Cheumatopsyche pettiti; later Hawaiian treatments use C. analis. Its larvae occur in flowing-water assemblages, including the Limahuli survey. Published life-cycle work from Colorado concerns different environmental conditions and does not establish a Kauaʻi breeding calendar.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Limahuli Stream, Kauaʻi surveys recorded the caddisfly historically as C. pettiti (analis); later Hawaiian stream work states C. pettiti was a misidentification and the correct name is C. analis.

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

Cheumatopsyche analis

Other names

Cheumatopsyche pettiti (Hawaiʻi/Kauaʻi stream material)

Family

Hydropsychidae

Order

Trichoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Cheumatopsyche analis is an introduced net-spinning caddisfly with aquatic larvae and winged adults.

Sources and further reading

• Kauaʻi Limahuli survey + later Hawaiian stream taxonomy
• Natural history and identification — species source
• Natural history and identification — species source