Necklaced Silver Fly

Leucopis argenticollis

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Necklaced Silver Fly
Scientific Name: 
Leucopis argenticollis
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Silver Fly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Chamaemyiidae
Distribution

Distribution

Yellowknife, Aklavik (McAlpine J.F. and Tanasijtshuk V.N. 1972. Identity of Leucopis argenticollis and description of a new species (Diptera: Chamamemyiidae). Can. Ent. 104: 1865-1884). Canada (North-West Territories, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia)
Score: 
F

Number of Occurrences

2 localities, North and Central NT. Common, widely distributed species. Known fron NF to BC. It occurs probably throughout the greater part of the natural range of spruce and pine
Score: 
BD
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Common on Pineus strobi and other Pineus species
S Rank: 
S4
Decision Process Description: 
Amélie Grégoire-Taillefer
Last Updated: 
January 10, 2020

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