Fennoscandian-biodiversity
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Orfelia
fungus gnats
Orfelia is a cosmopolitan genus of fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae, comprising approximately 46 described species. The genus is notable for containing Orfelia fultoni, whose larvae produce the bluest bioluminescence (~460 nm) known among insects via a novel luciferin-luciferase system involving keroplatin. Species occur across multiple continents including Europe, Asia, and North America. In Australia, members of this genus serve as important pollinators of native greenhood orchids through pseudocopulation.