Blistering Ammania vs Leaf-Miner Fly

Ammannia baccifera compared with Phytomyza ranunculi

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Leaf-Miner Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Leaf-Miner Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Lythraceae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Ammannia	Phytomyza
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Phytomyza ranunculi

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Leaf-Miner Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Leaf-Miner Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Leaf-Miner Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian