Geomyza tripunctata

Geomyza tripunctata is a species of fly in the family Opomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]

Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Denmark
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G. tripunctata
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Geomyza tripunctata
(Fallen, 1823)

May to November. A herbicole found in grassland and cereal fields. Common throughout Europe. Norway and Lapland Siberia. Algeria.Tunisia. Found up to 2.300 m.. The larvae tunnel in the stems of grasses and cereal.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
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