Preferred scientific name:

Delia antiqua

Other scientific names:

Hylemia antiqua

Hylemya antiqua

Phorbia antiqua

Common names:

Onion fly

Onion maggot

Organism type:

Insect

TAXONOMY:

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Diptera

Family:

Anthomyiidae

Species:

Delia antiqua

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NEW ZEALAND:

Regulatory status:

Regulated

Unwanted:

Yes

Date determined:

13 October 1997

Category:

Regulated Pest

Govt dept:

Ministry for Primary Industries - MPI

Notifiable:

No

HSNO status:

Not assessed

Action upon interception in NZ:

See detail

Potential vector:

No

Country freedom status:

Not known to be present

INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE REGULATIONS:

These countries have quarantine regulations for this pest.