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Ditch fly

Psychodidae

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Field Notes

Notes:

This is the bug belongs to Pyschodidae family fly often referred to as a sewer fly drain fly or moth fly or a ditch fly.This lives and breeds in moist sewage filter areas or clogged gutters. They can accidentally (larvae) infect humans cytomyiasis with women by affecting reproductive parts and also intestinal myiasis.

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PublishedOctober 28, 2014

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