Acanthus vs Fruit Fly

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	Fruit Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Acanthaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Acanthus	Urophora
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Urophora cardui

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.