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Neaspilota vernoniae

Species code GS037696

General Status in Canada

Critically Imperiled

Present in 2 regions
This species is Native in Canada

Migratory species: No

Taxonomic group:

Selected flies
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Common Names

English common name:

French common name:

YearEnglish common name French common name
2020

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

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2020Neaspilota vernoniaeTephritidaeDiptera

Priority Score

8

Priority Score

(1 is highest, 10 is lower)

5-10%

Approximate percentage of world range in Canada

Why the species may be at risk: In Canada, known only from the Ojibway prairie; its hosts (ironweeds - Vernonia sp.) are rare with very restricted distributions.

Species assessed by COSEWIC: No

Trends in rounded national ranks

YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2020Critically Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2020Critically Imperiled - N1?
Yukon
2020Not Present
Northwest Territories
2020Not Present
Nunavut
2020Not Present
British Columbia
2020Not Present
Alberta
2020Not Present
Saskatchewan
2020Not Present
Manitoba
2020Not Present
Ontario
2020Critically Imperiled - S1?
Quebec
2020Not Present
New Brunswick
2020Not Present
Nova Scotia
2020Not Present
Prince Edward Island
2020Not Present
Newfoundland and Labrador
2020
Labrador
2020Not Present
Newfoundland
2020Unranked - SNR
Pacific Ocean
2020Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2020Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2020Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2020Not Present