trichoptera
trichoptera — 名詞
1. a scientific category of insects that includes the caddis flies, whose larvae li
毛翅目
包含石蛾的昆蟲分類
a scientific category of insects that includes the caddis flies, whose larvae live in freshwater and build protective tubes from materials such as small stones, sand grains, or plant fragments
The biology students collected Trichoptera from the stream behind their school for a class project.
生物課的學生在學校後面的小溪採集了毛翅目昆蟲，作為課堂專題使用。
uncountable — order as a group
Eshe found several Trichoptera larvae building cases from tiny pebbles and twigs.
Eshe 發現了幾隻毛翅目幼蟲正在用小卵石和樹枝建造巢穴。
collocation: Trichoptera larvae
Although Trichoptera look similar to moths, their wings are covered in hairs instead of scales.
雖然毛翅目昆蟲看起來像蛾，但牠們的翅膀覆蓋的是細毛而非鱗片。
Feng's research focuses on how Trichoptera species can indicate the water quality of mountain streams.
Feng 的研究重點在於毛翅目物種如何反映山區溪流的水質。
The old mill pond has a rich population of Trichoptera, which attracts fish and birds.
老磨坊池塘裡有大量的毛翅目昆蟲，吸引了魚類和鳥類前來。
- caddis flies
common English name for insects in this order; less formal and used for individual insects rather than the taxonomic group
文法句型
Trichoptera + singular verb (the order)
Trichoptera + plural verb (the insects)
用法筆記
In formal biology writing, Trichoptera is treated as singular when referring to the order as a taxonomic unit (e.g. 'Trichoptera is a small order'), and plural when referring to individual insects within the group (e.g. 'Trichoptera are found on every continent except Antarctica').