MENU
Navigational Views
Resources
Help
PocketMacros App
Project Blog
About
order
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
Diptera
family
Athericidae
“Watersnipe Flies, Aquatic Flies”
Blephariceridae
“Net-winged Midges”
Ceratopogonidae
“Biting Midges”
Chironomidae
“Non-Biting Midges, Midges”
Culicidae
“Mosquitoes”
Dixidae
“Meniscus Midges”
Empididae
“Dance Flies”
Ephydridae
“Shore Flies”
Limoniidae
“Limoniid Crane Flies”
Muscidae
“House Flies”
Pediciidae
“Hairy-eyed Crane Flies”
Psychodidae
“Moth Flies”
Ptychopteridae
“Phantom Crane Flies”
Simuliidae
“Black Flies”
Stratiomyidae
“Soldier Flies”
Syrphidae
“Hover Flies”
Tipulidae
“Large Crane Flies”
Psychodidae
genus
Pericomaina
“Moth Flies”
Genus Overview
47 species.  Recenty combined genus from Pericoma and Telmatoscopus. Can be found in various habitats and live in very little water or damp locations, common name is moth or drain flies. Can be considered a house pest. 
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
MOVEMENT
Burrower
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lentic-littoral
Lotic-depositional
Diagnostic Characters
Order
Legs Absent
Family
Body Segments Subdivided
Distinct Thoracic Segments
Head Capsule Complete and Exposed
Mandibles Moving Horizontally
+ Expanded Character List
iNaturalist is an online social network and crowdsourced species identification platform
Lateral