Psychodidae
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Psychodidae, common name moth flies, is a family of true flies. Many genera have short, hairy bodies and wings, giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies.
Clogmia Albipunctata or moth fly
Datzia bispina holotype in Burmese amber
Notofairchildia zelandiae (previously in Nemopalpus)
Mandalayia beumersorum
Phlebotominae
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The Phlebotominae are a subfamily of the family Psychodidae. In several countries, their common name is sandfly, but that name is also applied to other flies. The Phlebotominae include many genera of
Psychodidae
…They are also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats because a few species live in drains. Members of the sub-family Phlebotominae, which are hematophagous (feed on blood), may be called sand flies in some countries, although this term is also used for other unrelated flies, such…
Phlebotomus pappatasi bloodmeal continue 2
Lutzomyia longipalpis feeding on human blood