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Moth Flies
Psychodinae
The Psychodinae are the nominate subfamily of moth flies (Psychodidae), also known as drain flies. Like most of their relatives, they are usually found in damp habitats; some occur in caves. The small larvae are aquatic or semiterrestrial; the imagines feed on plant sap and nectar or not at all. Psychodinae are found in almost every country on Earth, including some subantarctic islands.
9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Paramormiini
tribeParamormiini
Psychodini
tribePsychodini
Pericomini
tribePericomini
Setomimini
tribeSetomimini
Mormiini
tribeMormiini
Maruinini
tribeMaruinini
Mystropsychoda
genusMystropsychoda
Platyplastinx
genusPlatyplastinx
Caenobrunettia
genusCaenobrunettia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326684.