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Geomyza tripunctata

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Geomyza tripunctata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Opomyzidae
Genus: Geomyza
Species:
G. tripunctata
Binomial name
Geomyza tripunctata
(Fallen, 1823)

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

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

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  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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