Months sighted in garden
Longhorn caddisfly
Mystacides azurea
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Trichoptera: Caddis flies
Small dark, shiny, metallic-black caddisfly with trapezoidal-shaped wings at rear. Male (left) with large, hairy maxiliary palps, which are not present in the females (right). Caught in light trap, 24th June, and 8th August 2023: 1 specimen each time.