Cretahelicopsyche Wichard et al. 2018 (snail-case caddisfly)

Insecta - Trichoptera - Helicopsychidae

Full reference: W. Wichard, M. Espeland, and B. Wang. 2018. Caddisflies with unusual hair-fans on the legs in Cretaceous Burmese amber (Insecta, Trichoptera). Palaeodiversity 11:21-28

Parent taxon: Helicopsychidae according to W. Wichard 2021

See also Wichard et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Electrohelicopsyche, Helicopsyche, Palaeohelicopsyche

Subtaxa: Cretahelicopsyche liuyani

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Type: Cretahelicopsyche liuyani

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Ruipoxuan Amber Museum coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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