sand fly vs Phlebotomus papatasii

sand fly and Phlebotomus papatasii both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sand fly	Yes	No	No	No
Phlebotomus papatasii	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sand fly and Phlebotomus papatasii are synonyms defined as:

sand fly and Phlebotomus papatasii: any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

Other synonyms of sand fly include sandfly.

sand fly (noun)	Phlebotomus papatasii (noun)
any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis	any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis