Whitestockinged Black Fly
Simulium venustum Say, 1823
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Simuliidae |
| Genus | Simulium |
| Species | Simulium venustum Say, 1823 |
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
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Nunavut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S3 Vulnerable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Simulium venustum Say, 1823. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2930. https://cavebiology.org/species/simulium-venustum/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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