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Sciara hemerobioides
Species of fly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sciara hemerobioides is a species of fly in the family Sciaridae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2]
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Sciara hemerobioides | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sciaridae |
Genus: | Sciara |
Species: | S. hemerobioides |
Binomial name | |
Sciara hemerobioides (Scopoli, 1763) | |
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This species has a conspicuous yellow abdomen with a dark ventral band. It belongs to a group referred to as fungus gnats. The larvae do feed on fungi but also eat dead leaves and compost, the adults feed on nectar and can be found on umbellifers and other flowers.[3]