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Dark-winged fungus gnat (Sciaridae)

A female dark-winged fungus gnat (family Sciaridae), the group that includes sciarid flies of mushroom crops. Photographed on wood.

Media ID: MF-OPEN-SCIARID-FUNGUS-GNAT-FEMALE-CLOSE-UP-01
Rights: LICENSED
Diagnostic status: not applicable
Record checked: 2026-09-24

Close photograph of a small dark gnat with long antennae and clear wings resting on wood.

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What this shows

This identifies the family, not a species on a farm. Sciarid larvae, not adults, do the damage in compost and casing.

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What this does not prove

This is a real, open-licensed contextual image. It does not establish this platform's farm, operating setpoint, construction specification, diagnosis, yield or commercial result.

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Source class: EXTERNAL OPEN MEDIA
Owner: Katja Schulz / Wikimedia Commons
Usage: CC BY 2.0; derivative resized and converted to WebP without substantive visual alteration.
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Source record: Open source page
Licence: CC BY 2.0