Eccoptura xanthenes

Eccoptura xanthenes (Newman, 1838) Notes This species is commonly known as the Yellow Stone (Stark et al. 2012), and has been reported from New York and Rhode Island south to Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (Stark 2004, DeWalt et al. 2024). Previous life history studies have indicated a two-year life cycle for E. xanthenes in Kentucky (Allen and Tarter 1985). Kondratieff and Despins (1983) collected adults over a two-month period from early June to late July from a Virginia stream. Adults have been collected in New York from early June through early July (Fig. 33). Southern New York appears to be the northern range extent of this species, with records available from lowland areas at 7-131 m asl (Fig. 34) from Level IV Ecoregions Glaciated Reading Prong / Hudson Highlands (58 i), Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills (59 c), Trap Rock and Conglomerate Uplands (64 b), and Hackensack Meadowlands (64 g) (Fig. 36 a). With increased development and urbanization in these areas much of the suitable habitat for this species has and will likely continue to be degraded or eliminated.