Muscoid fly vs Seedcorn maggot

Delia radicum compared with Delia platura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Muscoid fly	Seedcorn maggot
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Anthomyiidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus same	Delia	Delia
Species	Delia radicum	Delia platura

Evolutionary Relationship

Muscoid fly and Seedcorn maggot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Delia.

Conservation Status

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Muscoid fly	Seedcorn maggot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States