#2388 - Olinga sp. - Smooth-cased Caddis
Also known as horn-cased caddisfies. The larvae build smooth cases undecorated with sand-grains. Collector-gatherers (feeding on fine particulate organic matter) and shredders (feeding on leaf litter). They're most common in bush covered, cold stony streams of good water quality.
The genus is endemic to New Zealand, with four described species. There are about 12 genera and 40 described species in the Conoesucidae.
Pohokura, North Island, New Zealand














