Geomyza tripunctata Fallén, 1823
(an opomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
GenusGeomyza Sensu Auct. (a genus of opomyzid flies)
FamilyOPOMYZIDAE (opomyzid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly) :
1: Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
24 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - showing bristle on anepimeron - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Wing - magnified - white background
2: Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
12 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, on Greater Burdock
Image 1: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
24 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, swept
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Male - lateral view - magnified - white background
4: Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
11 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, alighted on hand
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - head, thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Male - head, thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Male - head, thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Male - head - ventral view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Wing - magnified

Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geomyza tripunctata (an opomyzid fly)
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