Carrot fly

Carrot fly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psilidae
Genus: Chamaepsila
Species:
C. rosae
Binomial name
Chamaepsila rosae
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms

The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae) is a pest of gardens and farms, and mainly affects the crop of carrots, but can also attack parsnips, parsley and celery. It is a member of the family Psilidae (order Diptera).[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp.
  2. ^ Christopher Brickell (2002). The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-0862-5.
  3. ^ Collin, J.E. (1944). "The British species of Psilidae (Diptera)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 80. London: 214–224.