Allegheny Serviceberry vs Horse botfly

Amelanchier arborea compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Horse botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Oestridae
Genus	Amelanchier	Gasterophilus
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.