Allegheny River Cruiser

The species can often be found in the central Southeastern United States. Its range extends west to Southeastern Missouri, and into Western Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and then finally towards the Gulf coast by the border of Mississippi and Alabama. There are rare records of the species in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. It is uncommon within the northern part of its range. The species is rare and of special concern in New Jersey, critically imperiled in Pennsylvania, rare and critically imperiled in Maryland, rare in Virginia, rare with needed conservation in Ohio, and critically imperiled in Illinois. It was discovered in Michigan in 2014. The species are often on slow-flowing streams that are small to medium sized. The IUCN conservation status of Macromia alleghaniensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.

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