Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae

Posted by markop on 18-07-2007 23:17
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I often find these tiny insects (~3mm) inside the house (in Crete, Greece) but this was the first time I decided to photograph one to see what it really looks like :-)

When I saw the photo in the camera's LCD screen, I thought it was a moth, but later, when I saw it in full on the computer, I noticed that it didn't have scales on the wings, but hair...

So my best guess is Trichoptera, although I haven't seen any quite like that...

And why do I get the impression that there is only one pair of wings???

This insect sure is out of my league!

EDIT: Changed the title, from "Tiny Trichoptera?" to "Psychodidae".

Edited by markop on 19-07-2007 10:11