Moth Flies

[Peter Clausen]

I encounter them in bathrooms at work, but only rarely. It's always kind of surreal to see and appreciate something most people either don't notice or figure is just a bugger on the wall. :huh:

In months I haven't bothered to record, I see them along the wooden beams that border my garden, but only at night. I just went out with a flashlight to see if any were out this late November, but only harvestmen, slugs, isopods, another spider and surprisingly, globular springtails were in attendance.

 

[sufistic]

I encounter them in bathrooms at work, but only rarely. It's always kind of surreal to see and appreciate something most people either don't notice or figure is just a bugger on the wall. :huh: In months I haven't bothered to record, I see them along the wooden beams that border my garden, but only at night. I just went out with a flashlight to see if any were out this late November, but only harvestmen, slugs, isopods, another spider and surprisingly, globular springtails were in attendance.

Most of us in Singapore live in apartments/flats and there's a central garbage chute in all of these apartments. I'd normally find these moth flies gathering there. Sometimes they don't appear at all, other times there'll be hundreds of them. Great thing about them is they're so easy to catch. They can fly but they'd rather not.

If I find some I might try and culture them using really moist fruitfly media and see how that goes.

 

[yen_saw]

Hey Apa khabar! (How are you). Yes similar to Singapore there are lot of this moth flies too in Malaysia. You can catch them anytime throughout the year without the hassle culturing. The drawback for moth fly is there're too big for most hatchling species and fly around and became a pest in the bathroom. Best to get permission from your 'boss' first

 

[sufistic]

Hey Apa khabar! (How are you). Yes similar to Singapore there are lot of this moth flies too in Malaysia. You can catch them anytime throughout the year without the hassle culturing. The drawback for moth fly is there're too big for most hatchling species and fly around and became a pest in the bathroom. Best to get permission from your 'boss' first

Haha khabar baik Yen! True about their size, they're almost similar in size to D.hydei. My 'boss' would be fine as long as there's no roaches haha.

 

[yen_saw]

Haha khabar baik Yen! True about their size, they're almost similar in size to D.hydei. My 'boss' would be fine as long as there's no roaches haha.

haha... you a lucky man Bro!

wow really?! then the moth flies i have seen back in Malaysia must have been lviing off well in the sewage :lol: They were HUGE! the size of house fly.

 

[sufistic]

haha... you a lucky man Bro! wow really?! then the moth flies i have seen back in Malaysia must have been lviing off well in the sewage :lol: They were HUGE! the size of house fly.

Oh wow if they were that size I'd definitely try and culture them! That's awesome!