Blackcurrant vs Splayed Deerfly

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Tabanidae
Genus	Antidesma	Chrysops
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Chrysops caecutiens

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.