Obese Root Maggot Fly

Alliopsis obesa

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Obese Root Maggot Fly
Scientific Name: 
Alliopsis obesa
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Anthomyid Fly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Anthomyiidae
Distribution

Distribution

There are only two locality record for this species in the Northwest Territories: Masik River (Banks Island), Victoria Island (coordinates: 71°17'N 114°W) (Griffiths 1987). Although this species is found in Arctic lowlands (Griffiths 1997) and appears to be widespread in Nunavut, there is very little information from neighboring Yukon (Griffiths 1987). Given the sparsity of records for this species in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, there is too little information to assign a range extent for this species in the territory.
Score: 
U
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
There is too little information on this species in the Northwest Territories to assign a rank.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Anna Solecki (Acontract ECCC 2019), reviewed by SC (2019)
Last Updated: 
January 22, 2020

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