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Black fig fly

Silba adipata McAlpine, 1956

Status not recordedinsects

The black fig fly (Silba adipata) is a species in the family Lonchaeidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the black fig fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black fig fly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the black fig fly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. South Africa

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the black fig fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black fig fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyLonchaeidae
  6. genusSilba
  7. SpeciesSilba adipata McAlpine, 1956
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Муха инжирная чёрнаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black fig fly

Other species in the same genus Silba.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the black fig fly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the black fig fly as introduced in 1 country: South Africa, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the black fig fly?

The black fig fly (Silba adipata) belongs to the family Lonchaeidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black fig fly (Silba adipata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-fig-fly

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BibTeX
@misc{black_fig_fly_2026,
  title = {Black fig fly (Silba adipata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-fig-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}