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Delia floralis (turnip maggot)

Synonyms: Anthomyia flavopicta; Anthomyia vacans; Hylemyia crucifera; Musca floralis (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 Brassicaceae family.
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Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Armoracia rusticana (Horseradish)[1]
Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell)[2]
Cichorium intybus (chicory)[1]
Raphanus sativus (Wild Radish)[1]
Tanacetum bipinnatum bipinnatum (Tansy)[2]

Predators

Promachus yesonicus[3]

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Campanula rotundifolia (Harebell)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2Ecology of Commanster
♦ 3Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0