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Bradysia ocellaris

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Bradysia ocellaris
Bradysia ocellaris North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciaridae
Genus: Bradysia
Species:
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

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  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. S2CID 52974283.