Crystalline Phantom Midge

Chaoborus crystallinus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Crystalline Phantom Midge
Scientific Name: 
Chaoborus crystallinus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Phantom Midge)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Chaoboridae
Distribution

Distribution

Mostly in the Northern part. Holarctic distribution, but most widely distributed in Palaearctic region.(see map: Borkent, A. 1981. The distribution and habitat preferences of the Chaoboridae (Culicomorpha: Diptera) of the Holarctic Region. Canadian Journal of Zoology 59:122-133.)
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

2 localities, most widely distributed in Palaearctic region.
Score: 
AC
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
S Rank: 
S2S4
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Art Borkent (2019), contract with ECCC, reviewed by SC, ENR.
Last Updated: 
November 19, 2019

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