Paraleuctra sara (Claassen, 1937) Notes Paraleuctra sara is commonly known as the Appalachian Needlefly (Stark et al. 2012). This species is known from Ontario and southeastern Canada south along the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia and Alabama, and also with a westward extension through Ohio to Indiana (DeWalt and Grubbs 2011, DeWalt et al. 2016, Stark and Kyzar 2001, DeWalt et al. 2024). Harper and Hynes (1971 a) reported this species from streams and smaller rivers in Quebec and Ontario. This species is commonly collected in the early spring. Adults are present in New York from mid-March through mid-June (Fig. 13). Reported elevations for this species in New York ranged from 33-764 m asl (Fig. 14) with a broad state-wide distribution (Fig. 17 a).

Published as part of Myers, Luke William, Kondratieff, Boris C, Grubbs, Scott A, Pett, Lindsey A, DeWalt, R. Edward, Mihuc, Timothy B & Hart, Lily Veronica, 2025, Distributional and species richness patterns of the stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera) in New York State, pp. e 158952 in Biodiversity Data Journal 13 on page e158952, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e158952