Megaselia halterata

TaxID: 767461

Basic Information

Megaselia halterata

Champignonvlieg, Mushroom Fly

The mushroom phorid fly (Megaselia halterata) is a species of scuttle fly or hump-backed flies in the family Phoridae. "The mushroom phorid" is also used to refer to M. halterata. Megaselia halterata is a common pest of mushroom cultivation, attracted by the aroma of developing fungal mycelium. The larvae damage both the mushroom mycelium and gill tissues. Megaslia halterata can be found worldwide. Megaselia halterata is an important pest of mushroom cultivation, capable of severely limiting mushroom yield. Megaselia are naturally infected by Howardula nematodes, however entomopathogenic nematodes do not readily control M. halterata.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Diptera

Phoridae

Megaselia

halterata

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Megaselia halterata
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(c) unknown@CC0
Megaselia halterata
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(c) unknown@CC0
Megaselia halterata
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(c) Ziad Aleissa@BY-NC
Megaselia halterata
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(c) Ziad Aleissa@BY-NC
Megaselia halterata
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(c) unknown@CC0

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Viet Nam Absent —

Distribution (16 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

16
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bulgaria Present —
Canada Present —
China Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Egypt Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Iran Present —
Israel Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature