Geomyza tripunctata
A small fly with very distinctive patterning on the wings, though this is similar to other Geomyza species. The abdomen colour is varied, from red-brown to black.
G. nartshukae
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Found in grassland and cereal fields.
Peaking in summer, but may be seen in most months of the year.
Larvae tunnel in the stems of grass plants and can be a pest of cereal crops.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
08 October 2017
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
16 February 2024
Peter Smith
Cropston, Slate Bridge
04 August 2024
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
24 August 2016
Dylan
Melton garden
12 October 2023
David Nicholls
Lodge Farm, Hoby
08 July 2024
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
13 April 2016
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Opomyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 30
- First record:
- 24/08/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 13/09/2025 (Hunt, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
13 April 2016
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
24 August 2011
Peter Smith
Cropston, Slate Bridge
04 August 2024
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
08 October 2017
