Allium leafminer vs black-calabash

Phytomyza gymnostoma compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Allium leafminer is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allium leafminer	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Agromyzidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Phytomyza	Amphitecna
Species	Phytomyza gymnostoma	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Allium leafminer

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allium leafminer	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allium leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Allium leafminer

The Allium leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma) is a species in the genus Phytomyza. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.