Shaggy Assassin Fly

Cyrtopogon dasyllis

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Shaggy Assassin Fly
Scientific Name: 
Cyrtopogon dasyllis
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Robber Fly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Asilidae
Distribution

Distribution

Records from Yellowknife and Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake; localities about 500 km apart. Probably ranges throughout much of forested regions in territory, at least in west, perhaps about about 500,000 km2 (GeoCAT). Ranges from AK, YT, BC, northern AB and NT east to northern QC and south in western Cordillera to California and Colorado (Cannings 2017).
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

Two occurrences (CNC data); more expected.
Score: 
BD
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Cordilleran and boreal forests. Dry, open habitats such as aspen/spruce or pine woodland and, in mountains, spruce subalpine parkland (RBCM data; Cannings 1997).Uncommon but widespread asilid in forests of western NT; more records expected. Suitable habitat common.
S Rank: 
S3S4
Decision Process Description: 
Cannings, Robert A.
Last Updated: 
January 10, 2020

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