Blunt Wattle vs Cereal Fly

Acacia aprica compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Acacia	Geomyza
Species	Acacia aprica	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).