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UMMZ-PABI-000004592 - Simulium decorum [Decorous Black Fly | Simulie décorée] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000004592

Modified: 2026-03-12

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver | Beza-Beza, Cristian

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: MN-HWRC-2025-0591

Event Date Start: 2025-08-18

Verbatim Event Date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Sampling Protocol: UVA-LED light trap, CO2 baited

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Minnesota

County: Lake County

Locality: near Ely, University of Minnesota Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, road to Browns lake, 10 feet inside forest

Verbatim Locality: United States: Minnesota: Lake County, near Ely, University of Minnesota Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, road to Browns lake, 10 feet inside forest, 47.953023, -91.751999, 428 m

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 428.0

Decimal Latitude: 47.953023

Decimal Longitude: -91.751999

Verbatim Coordinates: 47.953023, -91.751999

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Identified By: Tanaka, Evelyn

Date Identified: 2026-03-01

Identification Remarks: Determined by DNA barcoding (CO1)

Scientific Name: Simulium decorum

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Simuliidae

Genus: Simulium

Specific Epithet: decorum

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: Decorous Black Fly | Simulie décorée

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2025-10-06

Scientific Name: Simulium