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.
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| Elachiptera cornuta North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chloropidae |
| Genus: | Elachiptera |
| Species: | E. cornuta
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| Elachiptera cornuta (Fallén, 1820)
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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