Ephemerella dorothea

Global Range: The Black Hills of South Dakota represent the easternmost range of the western subspecies E. d. infrequens, whereas the eastern adjoining state of Minnesota represents the westernmost range of the eastern subspecies E. d. dorothea.

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.

Estimated Number of Occurrences: > 300

Comments: This species was recently reported from a several sites in New Hampshire (Chandler et al., 2006). In Washington, it occurs in Asotin, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Jefferson, King, Kittitasa, Klickitat, Lewis, Pend Orielle, Pierce, Spokane, Union, Whitman, and Yakima Cos. (Meyer and McCafferty, 2007). In Oregon, it occurs in Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Morrow, Multnomah, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wasco Cos. (Meyer and McCafferty, 2007). In California, it occurs in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, Plumas, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba Cos. (Meyer and McCafferty, 2008). This species has been documented in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (McCafferty, 2007). In South Dakota, it occurs in Lawrence Co. (Guenther and McCafferty, 2008). In South Carolina, it occurs in Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell, Chesterfield, Darlington, Edgefield, Greenville, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, and Pickens Cos. (McCafferty and Meyer, 2008). Jacobus and McCafferty (2008) cite occurrences in Santa Clara Co., California; and Nelson Co., Virginia. Wiersema (1998) cited Texas occurrences in Montgomery Co. Whiting (1992) cites occurrences in Nova Scotia in Annapolis Co.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 425
Specimens with Barcodes: 470
Species With Barcodes: 1

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 469 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

Reasons: The Black Hills of South Dakota represent the easternmost range of the western subspecies E. d. infrequens, whereas the eastern adjoining state of Minnesota represents the westernmost range of the eastern subspecies E. d. dorothea.