Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scuttle fly 2 Vietnam

Posted by Cranefly on 02-02-2010 09:46
#1
Scuttle flies from mushroom plantation. Are they saprophagous or mycetophagous?

Posted by bbrown on 02-02-2010 15:43
#2
The top (larger) one is a female Megaselia scalaris, a polyphagous saprophage. The other one is a female of another species of Megaselia, which I cannot identify.

Brian

Posted by Cranefly on 02-02-2010 17:03
#3
Many thanks for the help.
B)