tropical and warm-temperate regions worldwide
Fine-art photographic collection
Clogmia albipunctata
A psychodidae species documented from tropical and warm-temperate regions worldwide.
About this species
Bathroom Moth Fly
Clogmia albipunctata(Williston, 1893)
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Clogmia albipunctata is a species in the family Psychodidae. Current taxonomic catalogues recognise this name. The documented range used for this profile is tropical and warm-temperate regions worldwide; unsupported ecological details have been left blank.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Diptera · Psychodidae · Clogmia
Accepted taxon. · checked 2026-07-15
tropical and warm-temperate regions worldwideBroad documented range and selected reference localities — not a complete occurrence map.
Larvae develop in wet accumulations of decaying organic matter, including drains.
Adults rest on walls near moist breeding sites and are often active in low light.
Larvae graze microorganisms and organic detritus.
What makes this species remarkable?
It is frequently found in bathrooms and drains.
The aquatic or semi-aquatic larvae live in organic films.
Its modern distribution is nearly cosmopolitan in warm regions.