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Family Psychodidae - Moth Flies and Sand Flies

Moth Fly - Clogmia albipunctata Moth Fly  - Lepiseodina superba Moth Fly - Clogmia albipunctata Drain Fly - Clogmia albipunctata moth fly in Charleston, SC Filter Fly - Clogmia albipunctata Filter Fly - Clogmia albipunctata Psychoda? - Psychoda
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Psychodomorpha
Family Psychodidae (Moth Flies and Sand Flies)
Other Common Names
Drain Flies, Sewage Flies, Filth Flies [all refer to subfamily Psychodinae only]
Explanation of Names
Psychodidae Newman 1834
Numbers
113 spp. in 21 genera of 4 subfamilies in our area(1), >3000 spp. in 144 genera total(2)
Size
adult 1.5‒4 mm(1); larvae 3‒10 mm
Identification
Adult resembles a tiny moth; wings at rest held roof-like over body (moth flies; subfamily Psychodinae) or together above body (Phlebotominae); veins hairy, parallel, with no cross-veins in outer ⅔ of wing; antennae long, 12‒16 bulbous segments, each with ring of long hairs (plumose).
Larva: eyeless and legless; head darker and narrower than body; each segment with one or more dark rectangular bands dorsally; terminal segment narrows, forming dark breathing tube
Pupa resembles minute grain of brown rice
Range
most of the world; more common and diverse in tropical regions
Season
spring through fall; all year in tropical and subtropical areas