Geomyza tripunctata

Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Denmark
Scientific 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.

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.