Autumn Needlefly

Despaxia augusta · Order: Plecoptera · Family: Leuctridae

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Autumn Needlefly
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY

The Autumn Needlefly (Despaxia augusta) occurs in North America. It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Montana.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Autumn Needlefly photo 2
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY
Autumn Needlefly photo 3
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is the Autumn Needlefly found?

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Leuctridae)

Summit NeedleflySummit NeedleflyParaleuctra vershinaAppalachian NeedleflyAppalachian NeedleflyParaleuctra sara

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despaxia_augusta

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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