Tubercled Black Fly
Simulium tuberosum (Lundstrom, 1911)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Simuliidae |
| Genus | Simulium |
| Species | Simulium tuberosum (Lundstrom, 1911) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Nunavut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Simulium tuberosum (Lundstrom, 1911). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2929. https://cavebiology.org/species/simulium-tuberosum/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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