Capon'S-Feather vs Throat botfly

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Capon'S-Feather Throat botfly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Ranunculaceae Oestridae
Genus Aquilegia Gasterophilus
Species Aquilegia vulgaris Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Capon'S-Feather Throat botfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

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

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Throat botfly

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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