Soyedina washingtoni ( Claassen, 1923 )

Soyedina washingtoni ( Claassen, 1923) View in CoL

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Soyedina washingtoni is commonly known as the Vernal Forestfly ( Stark et al. 2012). This species has been reported from the Canadian Maritime Provinces southwest to West Virginia ( DeWalt et al. 2024, Grubbs and Baumann 2023). No life history or ecological information is available regarding this species. Adult collection dates for S. washingtoni in the state range from mid-March through early May (Fig. 18 View Figure 18 ). In New York, this species was collected at higher elevations (234-536 m asl; Fig. 19 View Figure 19 ) from springs and seeps in Level IV Ecoregions Taconic Mountains (58 a), Taconic Foothills (58 x), Catskill High Peaks (58 y), Adirondack High Peaks (58 z), 58 ac Eastern Adirondack Foothills (58 ac), and Central Adirondacks (58 ad) (Fig. 21 d View Figure 21 d ).