Cave fauna of Greece database

Mesophylax aspersus (Rambur, 1842)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Genus: Mesophylax

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: W Europe to SW Asia

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Oxo Latsidi, Malicky 1998, Malicky 2005, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Sitanos
Spilaio Kalampaki, Malicky 1998, Beron 2016
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Paros / Closest settlement: Dryos

IUCN Red List: NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book: NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Malicky, H. 1998. Revision der Gattung Mesophylax McL achlan (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae). Beitr. Ent., 48 (1): 115-144.
Malicky H. 2005. Die Köcherfliegen Griechenlands (Trichoptera).. Denisia 17:1–240

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Mesophylax aspersus (Rambur, 1842). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.03.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026