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Elachiptera cornuta

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Elachiptera cornuta
Elachiptera cornuta North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Genus: Elachiptera
Species:
E. cornuta
Binomial name
Elachiptera cornuta
(Fallén, 1820)
Synonyms
  • Oscinis cornuta Fallén, 1820
  • Elachiptera nigromaculata Strobl, 1894

Elachiptera cornuta is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic .[1][2] The larva feeds on Poaceae.It is a pest of maize and wheat.

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

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