Cereal Fly vs Fly

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Geomyza balachowskyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Diptera (Mosca)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family same	Opomyzidae	Opomyzidae
Genus same	Geomyza	Geomyza
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Geomyza balachowskyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Geomyza.

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Fly
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).

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Cereal Fly

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States