black-calabash vs Headfly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Hydrotaea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.