black-calabash vs Hover fly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Eumerus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.