Blow Fly vs bur chervil

Lucilia sericata compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow Fly	bur chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Calliphoridae	Apiaceae
Genus	Lucilia	Anthriscus
Species	Lucilia sericata	Anthriscus caucalis

Conservation Status

Blow Fly

LC — Least Concern

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow Fly	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blow Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Blow Fly

The Blow Fly (Lucilia sericata) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re