black-calabash vs Throat botfly

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Gasterophilus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.