Research Article

Habitats and Foraging Movements of Larvae of Molanna uniophila Vorhies (Trichoptera: Molannidae) in Pratt Lake, Michigan, USA

Table 3

Diets of Molanna uniophila larvae () collected from Pratt Lake, Michigan, USA, in July 1997. Values are means ± SD of total counts of diet items from five random microscopic fields of view for each larva. Total diet items = 457.

Diet itemNumberPercent of total items

Plant matter
 Macrophyte fragments9.7 ± 7.712.7
 Filamentous algae11.5 ± 12.115.1
 Diatoms18.7 ± 15.124.5
Animals
 Cladocerans1.5 ± 1.52.0
 Midge larvae3.3 ± 4.74.4
 Midge adults0.2 ± 0.40.2
 Unidentified fly larvae0.2 ± 0.40.2
 Rotifers0.3 ± 0.80.4
Unknown
 Amorphous detritus30.8 ± 27.940.5