Delia platura

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

Delia platura, the seedcorn maggot or the bean seed fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae.[1]

It is an agricultural pest for peas and beans. It can be controlled by mouldboard ploughing.

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