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Gnat (Outhouse) Sylvicola species
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anisopodidae
Genus: Sylvicola
Species: Svlvicola spp.
Common names: Outhouse fly, Window gnat, Dunny fly
Sylvicola is a medium gnat of the family Anisopodidae that is attracted to out houses and dung. It often mistaken for a mosquito and they do not bite.
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