Species: Megaleuctra stigmata
Giant Needlefly
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Plecoptera
Family
Leuctridae
Genus
Megaleuctra
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Stoneflies
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Plecoptera - Leuctridae - Megaleuctra
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Reproduction Comments
Adults emerge from April through June (Gaufin et al., 1972).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-09-28
Global Status Last Changed
2008-02-19
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
EF - 5000-200,000 square km (about 2000-80,000 square miles) - EF - It is known sporadically from Washington eastward to Manitoba, including British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, Montana (Stewart and Oswood, 2006).
Global Range Code
EF
Global Range Description
5000-200,000 square km (about 2000-80,000 square miles)