Biology:Bradysia ocellaris

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Bradysia ocellaris
Bradysia ocellaris, Trawscoed, North Wales, Jan 2016 - Flickr - janetgraham84.jpg
Bradysia ocellaris North Wales
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B. ocellaris
Binomial name
Bradysia ocellaris
(Comstock, 1882)
Synonyms

Bradysia tritici

Bradysia ocellaris is a species of fly in the family Sciaridae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2] It has also been introduced to Australia. It feeds on fungi, and larvae can feed on cultivated plants in greenhouses.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I. II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN:81-205-0080-6 ISBN:81-205-0081-4
  3. Broadley, Adam; Kauschke, Ellen; Mohrig, Werner (30 April 2018). "Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) found in association with cultivated plants and mushrooms in Australia, with notes on cosmopolitan pest species and biosecurity interceptions". Zootaxa 4415 (2): 201–242. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4415.2.1. PMID 30313620. 

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