Dark-winged fungus gnat vs Fungus gnat

Bradysia ocellaris compared with Bradysia iridipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-winged fungus gnat	Fungus gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Sciaridae	Sciaridae
Genus same	Bradysia	Bradysia
Species	Bradysia ocellaris	Bradysia iridipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-winged fungus gnat and Fungus gnat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bradysia.

Conservation Status

Dark-winged fungus gnat

NE — Not Evaluated

Fungus gnat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-winged fungus gnat	Fungus gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-winged fungus gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fungus gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States