Carrot fly

Carrot fly
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Psilidae
Genus:	Chamaepsila
Species:	C. rosae
Binomial name
	Chamaepsila rosae; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Musca rosae Fabricius, 1794; Psila rosae (Fabricius, 1794); Chamaepsila hennigi Thompson & Pont, 1994;

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]

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

[Fabricius1794-1] Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp.

[rhs-2] Christopher Brickell (2002). The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-0862-5.

[Collin-3] Collin, J.E. (1944). "The British species of Psilidae (Diptera)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 80. London: 214–224.

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