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Autumn Needlefly

Despaxia augusta (Banks, 1907)

Status not recordedinsects

The autumn needlefly (Despaxia augusta) is a species in the family Leuctridae, order Plecoptera.

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Quick facts about the autumn needlefly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the autumn needlefly live?

Not recorded

Is the autumn needlefly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the autumn needlefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyLeuctridae
  6. genusDespaxia
  7. SpeciesDespaxia augusta (Banks, 1907)

Synonyms Leuctra augustus, Leuctra glabra

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the autumn needlefly

Other species in the same genus Despaxia.

CompareAutumn Needlefly vs Despaxia asiatica

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the autumn needlefly?

The autumn needlefly (Despaxia augusta) belongs to the family Leuctridae in the order Plecoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Autumn Needlefly (Despaxia augusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/autumn-needlefly

MLA

“Autumn Needlefly (Despaxia augusta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/autumn-needlefly.

BibTeX
@misc{autumn_needlefly_2026,
  title = {Autumn Needlefly (Despaxia augusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/autumn-needlefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}