Mushroom Miner Fly

Pegomya geniculata

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Mushroom Miner Fly
Scientific Name: 
Pegomya geniculata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Anthomyid Fly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Anthomyiidae
Distribution

Distribution

There is only 1 locality record from the Northwest Territories: Nahanni National Park, coordinates: 61.606 -125.758; 3 specimens (BOLD). Griffiths (1997) expected this species to occur at least in the Yukon, despite not having seen any specimens from there (present in AK). It is very likely that it could be present in the Northwest Territories as well. It is also the most numerous Pegomya species caught from samples in Canada (so likely widespread even in regions where it has not get been caught) (Griffiths 1984a). There is too little information on this species to estimate a range.
Score: 
U
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
This species is known to be polyphagous (known to feed in Europe from mushrooms from the families: Hygrophoraceae, Tricholomataceae, Rhodophyllaceae, Entelomataceae, Amanitaceae, Lepiotaceae, Strophariaceae, Cortinariaceae, Paxillaceae and Russilacea. Does not feed on families that species from the subfamily feed on (Boletaceae, Agaricaceae) (Griffiths 1984a).
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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