- a variation of caddis.
caddice
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Sometimes called "case fly," from the case or shell which the larva makes about itself; "caddice" is another way of saying "case."
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
It is the larva of the caddice fly, or case fly.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
You see it did not hurt the caddice larva to take away its house; it immediately went to work to build another.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
The caddice larvæ are carnivorous; that is, they eat animal food.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
Bursa: a pouch or sac: a wing pouch in male caddice flies and in connection with a stalked hair pencil.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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