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Invertebrates State Wildlife Action Plan Update Appendix A-5 Species of Greatest Conservation Need Fact Sheets INVERTEBRATES Conservation Status and Concern Biology and Life History Distribution and Abundance Habitat Needs Stressors Conservation Actions Needed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015 Appendix A-5 SGCN Invertebrates – Fact Sheets Table of Contents What is Included in Appendix A-5 1 MILLIPEDE 2 LESCHI’S MILLIPEDE (Leschius mcallisteri)........................................................................................................... 2 MAYFLIES 4 MAYFLIES (Ephemeroptera) ................................................................................................................................ 4 [unnamed] (Cinygmula gartrelli) .................................................................................................................... 4 [unnamed] (Paraleptophlebia falcula) ............................................................................................................ 4 [unnamed] (Paraleptophlebia jenseni) ............................................................................................................ 4 [unnamed] (Siphlonurus autumnalis) .............................................................................................................. 4 [unnamed] (Cinygmula gartrelli) .................................................................................................................... 4 [unnamed] (Paraleptophlebia falcula) ............................................................................................................ 4 [unnamed] (Paraleptophlebia jenseni) ............................................................................................................ 4 [unnamed] (Siphlonurus autumnalis) .............................................................................................................. 4 DRAGONFLIES and DAMSELFLIES 7 Family Gomphidae: CLUBTAIL DRAGONFLIES .................................................................................................... 7 Columbia Clubtail (Gomphus lynnae) .............................................................................................................. 7 Pacific Clubtail (Gomphus kurilis) .................................................................................................................... 7 White-belted Ringtail (Erpetogomphus compositus) ...................................................................................... 7 SUBARCTIC BLUET (Coenagrion interrogatum) ................................................................................................ 10 STONEFLIES 12 STONEFLIES (Plecoptera) .................................................................................................................................. 12 Sasquatch Snowfly (Bolshecapnia sasquatchi) .............................................................................................. 12 Northern Forestfly (Lednia borealis) ............................................................................................................. 12 Wenatchee Forestfly (Malenka wenatchee) ................................................................................................. 12 Pacific Needlefly (Megaleuctra complicata) ................................................................................................. 12 Cascades Needlefly (Megaleuctra kincaidi) .................................................................................................. 12 Yosemite Springfly (Megarcys yosemite) ..................................................................................................... 12 Talol Springfly (Pictetiella lechleitneri) .......................................................................................................... 12 Rainier Roachfly (Soliperla fenderi) .............................................................................................................. 12 Sasquatch Snowfly (Bolshecapnia sasquatchi) .............................................................................................. 13 Northern Forestfly (Lednia borealis) ............................................................................................................. 13 Wenatchee Forestfly (Malenka wenatchee) ................................................................................................. 13 Pacific Needlefly (Megaleuctra complicata) ................................................................................................. 13 Cascades Needlefly (Megaleuctra kincaidi) .................................................................................................. 13 Yosemite Springfly (Megarcys yosemite) ..................................................................................................... 13 Talol Springfly (Pictetiella lechleitneri) .......................................................................................................... 13 Rainier Roachfly (Soliperla fenderi) .............................................................................................................. 13 BEETLES 17 HATCH’S CLICK BEETLE (Eanus hatchi) .............................................................................................................. 17 Family Carabidae: GROUND AND TIGER BEETLES ............................................................................................ 19 Mann’s Mollusk-eating Ground Beetle (Scaphinotus mannii) ...................................................................... 19 Beller’s Ground Beetle (Agonum belleri) ...................................................................................................... 19 Columbia River Tiger Beetle (Cicindela columbica) ....................................................................................... 19 Siuslaw Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis siuslawensis) ....................................................................... 19 Mann’s Mollusk-eating Ground Beetle (Scaphinotus mannii) ...................................................................... 19 Beller’s Ground Beetle (Agonum belleri) ...................................................................................................... 19 Columbia River Tiger Beetle (Cicindela columbica) ....................................................................................... 19 Siuslaw Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis siuslawensis) ....................................................................... 19 CADDISFLIES 24 CADDISFLIES (Trichoptera) ................................................................................................................................ 24 [unnamed] (Allomyia acanthis) ..................................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Goereilla baumanni) .................................................................................................................. 24 [unnamed] (Limnephilus flavastellus) ........................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Psychoglypha browni) ............................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Rhyacophila pichaca) ................................................................................................................ 24 [unnamed] (Rhyacophila vetina) ................................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Allomyia acanthis) ..................................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Goereilla baumanni) .................................................................................................................. 24 [unnamed] (Limnephilus flavastellus) ........................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Psychoglypha browni) ............................................................................................................... 24 [unnamed] (Rhyacophila pichaca) ................................................................................................................ 24 [unnamed] (Rhyacophila vetina) ................................................................................................................... 24 MOTHS 28 Genus Copablepharon ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Sand Verbena Moth (Copablepharon fuscum) .............................................................................................. 28 [unnamed] (Copablepharon columbia) ......................................................................................................... 28 [unnamed] (Copablepharon mutans) ............................................................................................................ 28 [unnamed] (Copablepharon viridisparsa hopfingeri) .................................................................................... 28 Sand Verbena Moth (Copablepharon fuscum) .............................................................................................. 28 [unnamed] (Copablepharon columbia) ......................................................................................................... 28 [unnamed] (Copablepharon mutans) ...........................................................................................................
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