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    (c) Sakern | 永隔一江水, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Oscar Díaz, all rights reserved

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    (c) Trey Wardlaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) John and Kendra Abbott, all rights reserved

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Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctata

Worldwide
50,314 observations
Group
Insects
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About

Drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, or sewer gnats (Psychodidae) are small true flies (Diptera) with short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies. There are more than 4,700 known species worldwide, most of them native to the humid tropics. This makes them one of the most diverse families of their order. Drain flies sometimes inhabit plumbing drains and sewage systems, where they are a...

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