chrysallidem: Moth flies (Psychodidae), also called drain flies,…

chrysallidem:

Moth flies (Psychodidae), also called drain flies, are a small family of true flies (Diptera), not moths, closely related to mosquitos. Some harmless species are often found in bathrooms and kitchens, but the subfamily Phlebotominae  includes several blood feeding species commonly referred to as sand flies.

Scientific classification: Animalia – Arthropoda – Insecta – Diptera – Nematocera – Psychodomorpha – Psychodoidea – Psychodidae

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