Blackcurrant vs Throat botfly

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Antidesma	Gasterophilus
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.