Broad-headed Horse Fly (Hybomitra lurida) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Horse flies

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Common Names

English common name:

Broad-headed Horse Fly

In English, species in the family Tabanidae are named "Horse Fly", except for genera Chrysops and Haematopota.

French common name:

Taon à tête imposante

In French, species in the family Tabanidae are named "Taon" (masculine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Broad-headed Horse Fly
2015	Broad-headed Horse Fly	Taon à tête imposante
2020	Broad-headed Horse Fly	Taon à tête imposante

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Hybomitra lurida	Tabanidae	Diptera
2015	Hybomitra lurida	Tabanidae	Diptera
2020	Hybomitra lurida	Tabanidae	Diptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Nunavut
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

British Columbia
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Alberta
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Saskatchewan
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Manitoba
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Ontario
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unranked - SNR
2020	Unranked - SNR

New Brunswick
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present