trichopteron

• Nom désignant un insecte de l'ordre des Trichoptera, communément appelé phrygane, dont les larves aquatiques construisent souvent des fourreaux de protection.

A noun referring to an insect of the order Trichoptera, commonly known as a caddis fly, which has aquatic larvae that often build protective cases.

1. Caddis flyC2formalscientific

   A small, moth-like insect belonging to the order Trichoptera, whose aquatic larvae build protective cases from silk and materials like sand or plant debris.

   trichoptère (adulte), phrygane

   • The trichopteron larvae constructed intricate cases from tiny pebbles.
   • Entomologists study trichopterons to assess water quality in streams.
   • A trichopteron fluttered near the lamp, attracted by the light.

   Synonymescaddice-flycaddis flysedge