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Frit fly

Oscinella frit (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The frit fly (Oscinella frit) is a species in the family Chloropidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the frit fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the frit fly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the frit fly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the frit fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the frit fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyChloropidae
  6. genusOscinella
  7. SpeciesOscinella frit (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chlorops aenea, Chlorops albiseta, Chlorops distincta, Chlorops fumipennis, Chlorops nigrimana, Hydrellia rufitarsis, Musca avenae, Musca frit, Musca hordei, Musca nigra, Oscinella albiseta, Oscinella fumipennis, Oscinella granaria, Oscinella nigra, Oscinella plumiseta, Oscinella sziladyi, Oscinis brunnitarsis, Oscinis flavipes, Oscinis frit var. nigripes, Oscinis granarius, Oscinis lineiplena, Oscinis nigra, Oscinis viridescens

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • bzunka ječnáCzech
  • Almindelig fritflueDanish
  • FritfliegeGerman
  • oscineFrench
  • fritflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • FritvliegDutch
  • frittflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Шведская муха овсянаяRussian
  • zunčavka jačmennáSlovak
  • fritflugaSwedish
  • vanlig fritflugaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the frit fly

Other species in the same genus Oscinella.

CompareFrit fly vs Oscinella nartshukianaFrit fly vs Oscinella norrbotticaFrit fly vs Oscinella agropyriFrit fly vs Oscinella aharonii

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the frit fly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the frit fly as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the frit fly?

The frit fly (Oscinella frit) belongs to the family Chloropidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Frit fly (Oscinella frit). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/frit-fly

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BibTeX
@misc{frit_fly_2026,
  title = {Frit fly (Oscinella frit)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/frit-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}