Psychoda

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Psychoda
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Psychoda grisescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psychodidae
Subfamily: Psychodinae
Tribe: Psychodini
Genus: Psychoda
Latreille, 1796
Diversity
at least 370 species

Psychoda is a genus of moth flies in the family Psychodidae. There are more than 400 described species in Psychoda. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Psychoda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Psychoda". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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