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Small Red Sedge

🇳🇱 Geaderd spookje ·Tinodes waeneri

🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
Small Red Sedge, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Tinodes waeneri , the small red sedge , is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Psychomyiidae. It is widespread across Europe, particularly in freshwater habitats such as streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds.

base stats

  • NL sightings 33iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,188iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 33 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,188 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Small Red Sedge
Nederlands
Geaderd spookje
scientific name
Tinodes waeneri
class
Insecta
order
Trichoptera
family
Psychomyiidae
sightings in NL
33
sightings in Europe
222
sightings worldwide
1,188
GBIF records in NL
8,406
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 459194, Wikidata Q2200730, GBIF 5053761, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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