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title: "Bathroom Moth Fly"
description: "Clogmia albipunctata — Insecten en spinnen. Clogmia albipunctata is a species of drain fly, a member of the family Psychodidae commonly known as the bathroom moth midge, bathroom moth fly or drain fly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bathroom-moth-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bathroom Moth Fly

> Clogmia albipunctata — Insecten en spinnen. Clogmia albipunctata is a species of drain fly, a member of the family Psychodidae commonly known as the bathroom moth midge, bathroom moth fly or drain fly.

- Scientific name: *Clogmia albipunctata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 48212
- Wikidata: [Q3983062](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3983062)
- iNaturalist taxon: [258813](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/258813)

## Names

- en: Bathroom Moth Fly
- de: Weißpunktierte Schmetterlingsmücke
- es: Mosquita de la humedad
- fr: Mouche à drains

## Countries with the most observations

US (15319), MX (1768), CA (1690), ES (1463), BR (1227), AU (1104), FR (922), DE (910), IN (907), IT (876), PT (702), AR (551)

## Summary

Clogmia albipunctata is a species of drain fly, a member of the family Psychodidae commonly known as the bathroom moth midge, bathroom moth fly or drain fly.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clogmia_albipunctata

## Photo

![Bathroom Moth Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bathroom-moth-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186065028

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bathroom-moth-fly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).