Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly vs Fruit Fly

Urophora quadrifasciata compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly is Not Evaluated while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Tephritidae	Tephritidae
Genus same	Urophora	Urophora
Species	Urophora quadrifasciata	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Urophora.

Conservation Status

Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-Barred Knapweed Gall Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States