Cabbage maggot
Delia radicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The cabbage maggot (Delia radicum) is a species in the family Anthomyiidae, order Diptera.
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Quick facts about the cabbage maggot
- 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 cabbage maggot live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cabbage maggot as introduced in 1 country.
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 cabbage maggot 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 cabbage maggot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyAnthomyiidae
- genusDelia
- SpeciesDelia radicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Anthomyia brassicae, Anthomyia detergens, Anthomyia hispida, Anthomyia stimulata, Aricia villipes, Chortophila appendiculata, Chortophila floccosa, Chortophila frontalis, Chortophila radicum, Delia brassicae, Delia floccosa, Delia hispida, Erioschia brassicae, Ernestia radicum, Hylemya pseudobrassicae, Hylemyia brassicae, Musca napobrassicae, Musca radicum, Paregle radicum, Tachina bifasciata, Tachina radicum
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Cabbage root flyEnglish
- květilka zelnáCzech
- Lille kålflueDanish
- kleine KohlfliegeGerman
- Μύγα της ρίζας του λάχανουGreek
- mouche du chouFrench
- pavasarinė kopūstinė musėLithuanian
- liten kålflueNorwegian Bokmål
- koolvliegDutch
- lita kålflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
- śmietka kapuścianaPolish
- Весенняя капустная мухаRussian
- kvetovka kapustováSlovak
- kapusova muhaSlovenian
- liten kålflugaSwedish
- lahana sineğiTurkish
- Мала капустяна мухаUkrainian
- муха капустная весенняяRussian
- Муха капустяна малаUkrainian
Relatives of the cabbage maggot
Other species in the same genus Delia.
Onion fly
Delia antiqua
Onion fly
Delia platura
Turnip maggot
Delia floralis
Carnation fly
Delia cardui
Wheat bulb fly
Delia coarctata
Carnation tip maggot
Delia echinata
CompareCabbage maggot vs Onion flyCabbage maggot vs Onion flyCabbage maggot vs Turnip maggotCabbage maggot vs Carnation fly
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the cabbage maggot an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cabbage maggot as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the cabbage maggot?
The cabbage maggot (Delia radicum) belongs to the family Anthomyiidae in the order Diptera.
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