Common name: Hidden Ant Fly

Scientific name: Microdon abstrusus Thompson, 1981

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Diptera (Flies and Keds)

Family:

Syrphidae

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Other common names:

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Habitat description(s)

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G1G3

Critically Imperiled, Imperiled, or Vulnerable globally - Conservation status is uncertain, and could range from very high to moderate risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors. More information is needed to assign either G1, G2 or G3.

State conservation status rank:

SH

Historical (Possibly extirpated) in New York - Missing from New York; known only from historical records (more than 30 years ago), but still some possibility of rediscovery upon further searching.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1151388/Microdon_abstrusus/