Blow Fly vs chainfruit

Lucilia sericata compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow Fly	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Calliphoridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lucilia	Alyxia
Species	Lucilia sericata	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Blow Fly

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow Fly	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

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.

chainfruit

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