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Psychoda species ?
DefD
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Posted on 11-10-2011 15:33
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I ran into these 2 little mothflies when I was feeding fruitflies to my poison dart frogs.
I could identify them as Psychoda sp., but can't figger out what species they are...
They seem to be different too, furry wings and rather smooth wings...
Can anybody of you help me identify the species please ? Thanks in advance.

Furry wings
users.telenet.be/MarDefWorld/ThGAR133Mothfly1.jpg
Smooth wings
users.telenet.be/MarDefWorld/ThGAR134Mothfly2.jpg

Thanks in advance.
DefD
Edited by DefD on 11-10-2011 22:13
 
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Posted on 11-10-2011 18:34
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I need to enter a password and user name to see your picturesawkward
 
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Sorry, current links should work now !
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Gunnar M Kvifte
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These are Psychodidae, but not Psychoda. In Psychoda, the wings are parallel in resting position, whereas this species has them diverging. Based on the wing colouration and antennal shape this looks like the common cosmopolitan species Clogmia albipunctata.
 
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Posted on 16-10-2011 19:44
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Thank you Gunnar for clarifying the identification !!
I knew I needed a specialist to sort this out :-)
Thanks again for your help.Wink
 
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