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turnip maggot

Delia floralis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Delia floralis, commonly known as the turnip root fly or summer cabbage fly, is a cosmopolitan pest of crops. The larvae or maggots feed on the roots of various plants in the family Brassicaceae. Morphology and biology This species resembles the closely related cabbage root fly in appearance though it is slightly larger at seven to eight millimetres long.

Distribution

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