Diplotoxa messoria 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

Diplotoxa messoria
Diplotoxa messoria North Wales
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D. messoria
Binomial name
Diplotoxa messoria
(Fallén, 1820)
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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