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Delia platura

Delia platura
Delia platura, Nebo, North Wales, July 2012 (17810923320).jpg
Delia platura at Nebo, North Wales (July 2012)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae
Subfamily: Anthomyiinae
Tribe: Hydrophoriini
Genus: Delia
Species: D. platura
Binomial name
Delia platura
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms

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

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


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