Clogmia albipunctatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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. This very common species has a worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate areas and is often associated with humans. The species can be found near sewer drains, sewage treatment plants, plant pots, swamps and any other shaded place containing decaying, moist organic matter. The species is a common pest around household drains, but the larvae have an important role in sewage treatment.
Clogmia albipunctata adults have broad wings covered with brownish and blackish hairs. There is a tuft of blackish hair near each wing vein fork and a tuft of white hair at the ends of most veins (i.e. each wing has a pair of black spots near the middle and several white spots along the edge). The thorax and abdomen are covered in gray/brownish-gray hairs. There is a pair of antennae which are longer than the abdomen and covered in white hairs. The legs are brown with white annuli (rings) at the tips of the tibiae and metatarsi.
The original species description gives a body length of 2.2 mm and a wing length... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 19 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 2 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | |
| 3 | Prayagraj | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 5 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bathroom Moth Fly sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bathroom Moth Fly in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bathroom Moth Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Bathroom Moth Fly sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 10%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Bathroom Moth Fly that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (order Diptera, Flies) are Black Horse Fly (about 20%), Gallinipper (about 10%) and Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bathroom Moth Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
