Cereal Fly vs Large False Serotine

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Geomyza	Hesperoptenus
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

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