Delia platura

Delia platura
Delia platura at Nebo, North Wales (July 2012)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae
Genus: Delia
Species:
D. platura
Binomial name
Delia platura
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Anthomyia platura Meigen, 1826
  • Hylemyia platura (Meigen, 1826)
  • Chorthophila cilicrura Rondani, 1866
  • Chortophila cilicrura Rondani, 1866

Delia platura, the seedcorn maggot or the bean seed fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae.

D. platura is an agricultural pest of peas and beans. It is a vector of bacteria that cause potato blackleg. It can be controlled by mouldboard ploughing.

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