Moth Fly
Dorsal
Moth Fly
Scaly Wings
Animals
Plants
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| Moth Fly Dorsal | | Moth Fly Scaly Wings | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||||
| Order: | Flies (Diptera) | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Moth Fly (Psychodidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||
| Species: | Moth Fly (Psychoda sp)| This Photo: | Profile | Other names: | Bathroom Fly, Drainfly, Drain Fly, Drain-fly, Mothfly or Moth-fly | Thank you Victor Engel for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere Wingspan of ~6mm, body & head length ~2mm. Very hairy little fly. We thought it was a tiny moth, as do most people when they first see them we suspect. While transferring petrol these little tiny insects were attracted to the fumes. So was able to get a number of photo's of them. Unfortunately they then decided to land on the spilt fuel on the container and got stuck. But it gave a chance to measure their size. They seemed white, but that's probably flash & shiny hairs. Notice in the overhead shot the hairs running along the wing veins. The body seems to have a few lateral stripes.
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