Bug FAQSalt and Pepper Microcaddisfly
Agraylea multipunctata · Order: Trichoptera · Family: Hydroptilidae
Also called: Salt and Pepper Microcaddis, Spotted Salt-and-pepper Microcaddis
The Salt and Pepper Microcaddisfly lives in Europe and northern parts of Asia, but not in China. Its native range is the same region: Europe and northern Asia, excluding China.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in Europe and northern Asia, but not in China.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers Europe and northern Asia, excluding China.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Minnesota, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agraylea_multipunctata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.