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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Nov 19, 2021

The first one is found in the bathroom (no toilet). Second one looks like a housefly, but it is not.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 20, 2021

The first fly is in the family Psychodidae. Often called moth flies, drain flies, or sewer flies. their larvae develop in highly polluted water/organic films such as in poorly maintained drains. They are harmless nuisances. The second fly is a muscoid fly, likely in the family Muscidae (possibly subfamily Coenosiinae). I'm a bit puzzled by the appearance of its abdomen - have you seen other similar specimens? I'm wondering whether the colouration is natural or caused by a fungal infection.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Nov 22, 2021

Thanks Flap.
I thought it was just the housefly but when I took a close up shot using my watch repair eyepiece and cropped the image a bit I was surprised too. May be it is a smaller younger soecimen of a Blowfly....and it was sitting unmoved for more than two hours.

Moth fly...yes. On the kitchen sink's wall tens of little ones...too tiny are noticed every morning. I use a paper and press from outside to kill as many...and they are easily trapped. Those few that escape fly up near the low ceiling and sit there. Am unable take photo. I wonder if they are nymphs of the moth fly which is also seen single or a couple of them.

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