Early Brown Spinner

Leptophlebia cupida · Order: Ephemeroptera · Family: Leptophlebiidae

Also called: Black Quill, Cupid Prong-gilled Mayfly

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Early Brown Spinner
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

The Early Brown Spinner (Leptophlebia cupida) is a bug that occurs in North America. It inhabits regions across the continent.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

This species is recorded from North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in North American habitats.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 28 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Colorado, Michigan, Kansas, Virginia, Maine.

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

Source: GBIF

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

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Early Brown Spinner photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Early Brown Spinner photo 3
Photo: Nathan T. Jones, CC BY
Early Brown Spinner photo 4
Photo: Nathan T. Jones, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is the Early Brown Spinner found?

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Leptophlebiidae)

Turkey BrownTurkey BrownParaleptophlebia submarginataAcanthophlebia cruentataAcanthophlebia cruentata

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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