Delia platura

Delia platura
	Delia platura at Nebo, North Wales (July 2012)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Anthomyiidae
Genus:	Delia
Species:	D. platura
Binomial name
	Delia platura; (Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
	Hylemyia platura; Chortophila cilicrura (Rondani);

Delia platura, the seedcorn maggot or the bean seed fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae.^[1]

It is an agricultural pest for peas and beans. It can be controlled by mouldboard ploughing.

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