Bug FAQWestern Green Drake
Drunella doddsi · Order: Ephemeroptera · Family: Ephemerellidae
Also called: Great Lead-wing Olive Drake, Dodds' Spiny Crawler Mayfly
The Western Green Drake (Drunella doddsii) is a spiny crawler mayfly belonging to the family Ephemerellidae. All available sources describe it simply as a member of this mayfly family without additional details on its habits or impacts.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is identified as a spiny crawler mayfly in the family Ephemerellidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
It is listed as a spiny crawler mayfly in the family Ephemerellidae, with no specific pest status noted.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in habitats typical for spiny crawler mayflies.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet is that of a spiny crawler mayfly in the family Ephemerellidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Its life cycle follows the pattern of spiny crawler mayflies in the family Ephemerellidae.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is active during the season typical for spiny crawler mayflies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is that of spiny crawler mayflies in the family Ephemerellidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It may be confused with other spiny crawler mayflies in the same family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California, Montana, Utah.
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
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Ephemerellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunella_doddsii
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.