Species Account for Lype phaeopa
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Lype phaeopa (Stephens, 1836)
a caddisfly
Trichoptera: Psychomyiidae
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Taxonomic group: caddisflies (Trichoptera) - County/National RS data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Saproxylic species
Records: 43
First Record: 1995
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 23
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 23
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Throughout Britain. There are few Scottish records, and those mainly from the south, but they do include the Outer Hebrides! (if correct). Submerged rotting twigs and branches in rivers, lakes, and streams, but mainly in the larger waterbodies. Probably o
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Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 43 records with habitat detail and method information)
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