Phil Bendle Collection:Gnat (Outhouse) Sylvicola species: Difference between revisions

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'''Family:''' Anisopodidae<br />
'''Family:''' Anisopodidae<br />
'''Genus:''' Sylvicola<br />
'''Genus:''' Sylvicola<br />
'''Species:''' Svlvicola spp.<br />
'''Species:''' Sylvicola spp.<br />
'''Common names:''' Outhouse fly, Window gnat, Dunny fly
'''Common names:''' Outhouse fly, Window gnat, Dunny fly



Latest revision as of 19:49, 30 October 2019

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anisopodidae
Genus: Sylvicola
Species: Sylvicola spp.
Common names: Outhouse fly, Window gnat, Dunny fly

Sylvicola is a medium gnat of the family Anisopodidae that is attracted to outhouses and dung. It often was mistaken for a mosquito. They do not bite.

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