Rhyacophilidae
| Rhyacophilidae | |
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| Rhyacophila species imago | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Superfamily: | Rhyacophiloidea |
| Family: | Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836 |
| Genera | |
The Rhyacophilidae are a family in the insect order of
Trichoptera. Larvae of this family are free living and most species are predatory. The largest genus is Rhyacophila
, with near 500 species distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere.