Alder vs Cereal Fly

Alnus acuminata compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Alnus	Geomyza
Species	Alnus acuminata	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Alder

The Alder (Alnus acuminata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).