Allocapnia minima

Allocapnia minima (Barnston, 1848) Notes Allocapnia minima is commonly referred to as the Boreal Snowfly (Stark et al. 2012). This species is a common inhabitant of the Northern Boreal Forest. Records extend in Canada from the island of Newfoundland west to Ontario and in the USA from Maine west to Minnesota (Ross and Ricker 1971, DeWalt et al. 2024). This species is known to hybridize in localized populations with closely related A. maria (Hanson 1960, Ross and Ricker 1971). Adults of this species are present in New York from mid-February through late May (Fig. 7). This species occupies a wide range of elevations from 6-616 m asl (Fig. 9) and is common and abundant in the Adirondacks and surrounding valleys (Fig. 11 a) and often associated with A. pygmaea in Adirondack rivers (Myers et al. 2011). This species was also recently collected and reared from small headwater Adirondack streams.