Elachiptera cornuta
| Elachiptera cornuta | |
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| Elachiptera cornuta North Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chloropidae |
| Genus: | Elachiptera |
| Species: | E. cornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachiptera cornuta (Fallén, 1820) | |
| Synonyms | |
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
[edit]- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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