sand fly

I was napping on the beach when a sand fly bit me.
Je faisais la sieste sur la plage quand un moucheron m'a piqué.
What hurts more, the bite of a mosquito or of a sand fly?
Qu'est-ce qui fait le plus mal, la piqûre d'un moustique ou celle d'un phlébotome ?
An outbreak of leishmaniasis took place in the Ein el-Tal residential area near Aleppo during January and February 2001, due to the build-up of the sand fly population as a result of a breakdown in the adjacent municipal sewerage system.
Une épidémie de leishmaniose cutanée s'est produite dans la zone résidentielle d'Ein el-Tal près d'Alep, en janvier-février 2001, en raison d'une accumulation de phlébotomes due à une panne du système d'évacuation des eaux usées.
I am very concerned about this rash on my arm. - Perhaps you may have been bitten by an infected sand fly.
Je suis très inquiet à propos de cette éruption sur mon bras. – Il se peut qu’un phlébotome infecté t’ait piqué.
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