Elachiptera cornuta

Elachiptera cornuta is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic .^[1][2] The larva feeds on Poaceae.It is a pest of maize and wheat.

Elachiptera cornuta
Elachiptera cornuta North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chloropidae
Genus:	Elachiptera
Species:	E. cornuta
Binomial name
Elachiptera cornuta (Fallén, 1820)
Synonyms
Oscinis cornuta Fallén, 1820 Elachiptera nigromaculata Strobl, 1894