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Carrot fly

Chamaepsila rosae (Fabricius, 1794)

Status not recordedinsects

The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae) is a species in the family Psilidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the carrot 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 carrot fly live?

Not recorded

Is the carrot 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 carrot fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyPsilidae
  6. genusChamaepsila
  7. SpeciesChamaepsila rosae (Fabricius, 1794)

Synonyms Musca rosae, Psila rosae

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Carrot rust flyEnglish
  • pochmurnatka mrkvováCzech
  • GulerodsflueDanish
  • MöhrenfliegeGerman
  • porkkanakärpänenFinnish
  • Mouche de la carotteFrench
  • gulrotflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • WortelvliegDutch
  • gulrotflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • połyśnica marchwiankaPolish
  • Морковная мухаRussian
  • vŕtavka mrkvováSlovak
  • morotsflugaSwedish
  • Havuç SineğiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carrot fly

Other species in the same genus Chamaepsila.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the carrot fly?

The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae) belongs to the family Psilidae in the order Diptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carrot-fly

MLA

“Carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carrot-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{carrot_fly_2026,
  title = {Carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carrot-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}