black-calabash vs Hump-backed fly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Megaselia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Megaselia rufipes

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Hump-backed 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.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.