Bradysia ocellaris explained
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]
Notes and References
- [Fauna Europaea]
- 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.
- Broadley . Adam . Kauschke . Ellen . Mohrig . Werner . 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 . 30 April 2018 . 4415 . 2 . 201–242 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.2.1. 30313620 . 52974283 .